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    Sep 3, 2009, 02:31 PM
    Conflict of interest?
    My mother-n-law retained an attorney for a divorce against my father-n-law back many years ago, they ended up remarrying and now father-n-law has passed away. The mother-n-law has his will with her being executer of the estate and she has hired this same attorney to represent the estate probate proceedings, isn't this a conflict of interest?
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    Sep 3, 2009, 02:35 PM

    I don't see why it would be.
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    Sep 3, 2009, 02:41 PM

    Because he would have been opposing counsel in the divorce against father-n-law and now he would be counsel for father-n-law's estate!
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    Sep 3, 2009, 02:43 PM
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    because he would have been opposing counsel in the divorce against father-n-law and now he would be counsel for father-n-law's estate!
    No because this is a separate action estate / probate. It doesn't involve the 2 parties in conflict. This is a settlement issue.
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