Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title19 FIDUCIARIES AND TRUSTS. |
Chapter3B. ALABAMA UNIFORM TRUST CODE. |
§19-3B-303. Representation by fiduciaries and ancestors.
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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.