N.J. Stat. § 3B:31-15

Current through L. 2024, c. 87.

Section 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.

N.J.S. § 3B:31-15

Added by L. 2015, c. 276,s. 1, eff. 7/17/2016.