Virginia § 64.2-716 Representation by fiduciaries and parents or other ancestors

Virginia Statutes

§ 64.2-716 — Representation by fiduciaries and parents or other ancestors

Virginia § 64.2-716

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 64.2WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES

Subtitle IIITRUSTS

Ch. 7UNIFORM TRUST CODE

Art. 3REPRESENTATION

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Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-716 (2026).

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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 or guardian of the estate may represent and bind the estate that such fiduciary controls;

2.A guardian may represent and bind the ward if a conservator or guardian 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 parent may represent and bind the parent's minor or unborn child if a guardi

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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 or guardian of the estate may represent and bind the estate that such fiduciary controls;

2. A guardian may represent and bind the ward if a conservator or guardian 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 parent may represent and bind the parent's minor or unborn child if a guardian of the estate or guardian for the child has not been appointed; and

7. If a minor or unborn person is not otherwise represented under this section, a grandparent or more remote ancestor may represent and bind that minor or unborn person.