72-38-303 . 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 guardian may represent and bind the ward if a conservator of the ward's estate has not been appointed; (3) an agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal; (4) a trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust; (5) a personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate; and (6) a parent may represent and bind the parent's minor or unborn child if a conservator or guardian for the child has not been appointed. The parent entitled to represent and bind the child is determined in the following order of priority: (a) the parent who is a lineal descendant of a settlor; (b) the parent who is a beneficiary of the trust that is the subject of the representation; (c) the parent with legal custody of the child; and (d) if one parent cannot be determined pursuant to the preceding criteria and if a disagreement arises between the parents seeking to represent the same child, a guardian ad litem must be appointed to represent the minor child.
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