701.0306 Designated representative. (1) If specifically nominated in the trust instrument, one or more persons may be designated to represent and bind a beneficiary and receive any notice, information, accounting, or report. The trust instrument may also authorize any one or more persons to designate one or more persons to represent and bind a beneficiary and receive any notice, information, accounting, or report.(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person designated in sub. (1) may not represent and bind a beneficiary while that person is serving as trustee.(3) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person designated in sub. (1) may not represent and bind another beneficiary if the person designated also is a beneficiary, unless one of the following applies:(a) That person was named by the settlor.(b) That person is one of the following:1. The beneficiary’s spouse.2. A grandparent or descendant of a grandparent of the beneficiary.3. A grandparent or descendant of a grandparent of the beneficiary’s spouse.History: 2023 a. 127.
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