Effective - 01 Jan 2005
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 representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1511)
Effective 1-01-05