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<p>Hi Kristina -<br>
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<p>I agree with Phillip Jones' analysis. I would add: If your
clients do reach an agreement, I'd quickly set it out in a letter
to them - describe the conflict - and their agreed resolution of
the conflict. E.g. "Intially you told me X. We later discovered
Y. You eventually agreed that your Wills would read like this
_________________________." Because if one of them starts to chew
on this later, and asks why YOU wrote their plan the way it's
written, you want to be able to document the process and the
decisions THEY made. <br>
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<p>And I'd be careful to reiterate to them ASAP the basic conflit
rules - that you can't keep a secret from a client, and that you
can't represent either one of them if they can't agree. <br>
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<p>Regards,</p>
<p>Felicia<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/26/2020 7:57 AM, Kristina Driessen
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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am preparing Wills for clients. Initially, the wife told me
that the property was in just her name. My response was
that all property acquired during marriage was community,
despite how it is deeded. This is a conversation with both
spouses present.
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know the answer if they were to get a dissolution, but fear
that in the probate court it opens up a ton of litigation. I
also fear now that I know both sides, that I am precluded
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