Representation by fiduciaries and parents

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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. (1) a conservator may represent and bind the estate that the conservator controls;

  2. (2) a guardian may represent and bind the ward if a conservator of the ward's estate has not been appointed;

  3. (3) an agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal;

  4. (4) a trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust;

  5. (5) a personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate; and

  6. (6) a parent may represent and bind the parent's minor or unborn child if a guardian for the child has not been appointed.


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