In what circumstances will an attorney be required to provide an attorney's duty of care in drafting a will for the intended beneficiary?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mattco Forge, Inc. v. Arthur Young & Co., 38 Cal.App.4th 1337, 45 Cal.Rptr.2d 581 (Cal. App. 1995):
In Lucas v. Hamm (1961) 56 Cal.2d 583, 588-589, 15 Cal.Rptr. 821, 364 P.2d 685, these factors were applied in holding an attorney's duty of care in drafting a will extends to the intended beneficiary.
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