Mother in law entered into an agreement with a local attorney to file for divorce. She paid 10,000 and agreed that if she changed her mine t...

Question

Mother in law entered into an agreement with a local attorney to file for divorce. She paid 10,000 and agreed that if she changed her mine the fee was forfeited to the attorney. However, she died 2 months later, Is the lawyer still entitled to the fee?

Answer

Divorce is among living people so the case is over the attorney should give you any unused money back