§ 18-4-30 — § 18-4-30. Representation by person having substantially identical interest.

Rhode Island § 18-4-30

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 18: Fiduciaries
• Ch. 18-4: Powers of Fiduciaries

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§ 18-4-30. Representation by person having substantially identical interest.

In any action involving wills, estates, trusts or fiduciaries in the Probate Court or the Superior Court, a minor, an incapacitated person or an unborn or unascertained person whose identity and location is unknown and not reasonably ascertainable, unless otherwise represented, may be represented by and bound by another having a substantially identical interest with respect to the particular question or dispute, but only to the extent that:

(1) The person's interest is adequately represented; and

(2) There is no conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented.

Legislative History

P.L. 2006, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 190, § 1.