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: A. a conservator may represent and bind the estate that the conservator controls; B. a guardian may represent and bind the protected person if a conservator of the protected person's estate has not been appointed; C. an agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal; D. a trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust; E. a personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate; and F. 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. History: 1978 Comp., § 45-1-403.3, enacted by Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 706. Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 727A made Laws 2016, ch. 69, §§ 701 through 723 effective July 1, 2016.
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