Estates and Trusts - Fiduciaries - Attorney-Client Privilege

This bill clarifies that attorney-client privilege applies when a person managing another's assets (like a trustee or executor) hires a lawyer for legal advice about those assets - even if the lawyer is paid using the assets they manage. It directly affects estate and trust fiduciaries (such as executors or trustees) and their beneficiaries by ensuring private communications with attorneys remain protected. The key provision explicitly states that using fiduciary funds to pay for legal services does not waive the privilege, and a fiduciary relationship alone cannot override this protection. The law aims to prevent unintended disclosure of sensitive legal advice in estate and trust matters.