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 or other direct ancestor may represent and bind the minor or unborn issue if a conservator or guardian for the issue has not been appointed.
History: (Act 2006-216, p. 314, §1.)