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Section 3B:31-15 - Representation by fiduciaries and parents.

NJ Rev Stat § 3B:31-15 (2019) (N/A)
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3B:31-15 Representation by fiduciaries and parents.

3B:31-15. 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. a guardian of the property may represent and bind the estate that the guardian of the property controls;

b. a guardian of the person may represent and bind the ward if no guardian of the property has 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 guardian for the child has not been appointed.

L.2015, c.276, s.1.

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