Mrs. Jones comes to attorney Nelson's office and asks him to represent her in a divorce. Before leaving the office, Mrs. Jones tells attorney Nelson that if her husband calls to find out if she is divorcing him, attorney Nelson is to "go ahead and tell him that she is." This is an example of which of the following?

A) Client confidentiality
B) Client consenting to disclosure of confidential information
C) An impliedly authorized disclosure of confidential client information
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question

Zybrea Knight · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Mrs. Jones explicitly gives attorney Nelson permission to disclose to her husband that she is seeking a divorce, which is a clear example of a client consenting to the disclosure of confidential information.

Definitions

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Related questions