You are a paralegal in a small law firm and your attorney has prepared a will for a client. The client dies and his son from out of town calls and the call is referred to you because the attorney is out of town. The son asks what information he needs to bring in to get the estate probated and what the fees will be. Which of the following statements is true?
A. If you tell him to bring in the necessary information, you may have accepted a case on behalf of your office.
B. You may consider this as on-going representation since your office prepared the will, and you should tell him he will need to discuss fees with the attorney.
C. If you tell him to bring in the necessary information, you may have accepted a case on behalf of your office, and you should tell him he will need to discuss fees with the attorney.
D. If you tell him to bring in the necessary information, you may have accepted a case on behalf of your office, and you should tell him the usual charges for probate, explaining that each case is different.
E. You may consider this as on-going representation since your office prepared the will, and you should tell him the usual charges for probate, explaining that each case is different.
F. None of the above
B
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