{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.5021","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 90.5021","heading":"Fiduciary lawyer-client privilege.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(3) This section does not affect the crime or fraud exception to the lawyer-client privilege provided in s. 90.502(4)(a).\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 2011-183; s. 2, ch. 2026-85.","path":["TITLE VII EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 90 EVIDENCE CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0090/0090.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:58:45Z","sha256":"779d64766bbd4c32bb0580c58ce700a2b11c9c92befe9b81714a747f84ad42d3","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.502","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}