Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY Chapter 456 • Effective - 01 Jan 2005, see footnote 456.3-303. Representation by fiduciaries and parents. — To the extent there is no conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented or among those being represented with respect to a particular question or dispute: (1) a conservator may represent and bind the estate that the conservator controls; (2) a conservator ad litem may represent and bind the ward with respect to a particular question or dispute over which a conservator does not have authority; (3) a guardian may represent and bind the ward with respect to a particular question or dispute if a conservator or conservator ad litem is not authorized to act with respect to that particular question or dispute; (4) a parent may represent and bind the parent's minor or unborn child if a conservator, conservator ad litem, or guardian for the child has not been appointed; (5) an agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal; (6) a trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust; and (7) a personal aving authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal; (6) a trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust; and (7) a personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate. -------- (L. 2004 H.B. 1511) Effective 1-01-05, see § 456.11-1104
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