Florida § 90.5021 - Fiduciary lawyer-client privilege.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 90.5021 — Fiduciary lawyer-client privilege., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 90.5021. Fiduciary lawyer-client privilege.
(1) For the purpose of this section, a client acts as a fiduciary when serving as a personal representative or a trustee as defined in ss. 731.201 and 736.0103, an administrator ad litem as described in s. 733.308, a curator as described in s. 733.501, a guardian or guardian ad litem as defined in s. 744.102, a conservator as defined in s. 710.102, or an attorney in fact as described in chapter 709. (2) A communication between a lawyer and a client acting as a fiduciary is privileged and protected from disclosure under s. 90.502 to the same extent as if the client were not acting as a fiduciary. In applying s. 90.502 to a communication under this section, only the person or entity acting as a fiduciary is considered a client of the lawyer. (3) This section does not affect the crime or fraud exception to the lawyer-client privilege provided in s. 90.502(4)(a).
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 90.5021 ("Fiduciary lawyer-client privilege.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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