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§ 35-15-303. Representation by fiduciaries and parents.

TN Code § 35-15-303 (2019) (N/A)
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(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;

(6) A person may represent and bind the person's minor or unborn descendant if a guardian for the descendant has not been appointed;

(7) A person designated by the settlor in the trust instrument or in a writing delivered to the trustee to represent the beneficiaries of the trust may represent and bind such beneficiaries; and

(8) A person designated by the beneficiaries of the trust to represent them may represent and bind such beneficiaries.

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