Judge Kevin Eide has authorized the special administrator of Prince’s estate to review confidential files of the law firm that handled Prince’s second divorce, reasoning that the files may contain relevant information about Prince’s potential heirs.
The law firm was reluctant to provide information protected by the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine.
However, Judge Eide agreed with the special administrator that it is in Prince’s and his estate’s interest for the law firm to share whatever information it has.
Prince’s lack of an estate plan has made it challenging for the Court to distribute his estate to his rightful heirs.
Reference: Judge Orders Prince’s Former Law Firm To Share Its Confidential Files With Estate Lawyers, Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 13, 2016.
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