IC 29-1-10-20 Duties of an estate lawyer
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Sec. 20.
(a)As used in this section, "estate lawyer" refers to a lawyer performing services for an estate at the request of the estate's personal representative.
(b)Except as otherwise provided in a written agreement between the estate lawyer and an interested person, an estate lawyer:
(1)represents and owes a duty only to the personal representative;
(2)does not have a duty to collect, possess, manage, maintain, monitor, or account for estate assets, unless otherwise required by a specific order of the court; and
(3)is not liable for any loss suffered by the estate, except to the extent the loss was caused by the estate lawyer's breach of a duty owed to the personal representative.
(c)If a provision of a court's local probate rule conflicts with this section, this section controls.
As added by P.L.99-2013, SEC.3.