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§ 19-1303.03Title 19

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: A conservator may represent and bind the estate that the conservator controls; A guardian may represent and bind the ward if a conservator of the ward’s estate has not been appointed; An agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal; A trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust; A personal representative of a decedent’s estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate; 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; An individual may represent a grandchild or a more remote descendent, whether born or unborn, whom a parent may not represent and bind under paragraph (6) of this subsection; and A qualified beneficiary may represent and bind any beneficiary who may succeed to the qualified beneficiary’s interest under the terms of the trust or pursuant to the exercise of a power of appointment.

Annotations

Mar. 10, 2004, D.C. Law 15-104, § 2(b), 51 DCR 208
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 303 of the Uniform Trust Code.
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