Tennessee § 35-15-303 - Representation by fiduciaries and parents.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 35-15-303 — Representation by fiduciaries and parents., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-15-303. Representation by fiduciaries and parents.
To the extent there is no material conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented or among those being represented with respect to a particular question or dispute: A conservator may represent and bind the estate that the conservator controls; A guardian may represent and bind the ward if a conservator of the ward's estate has not been appointed; An agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal; A trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust; A personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate; A person may represent and bind the person's minor or unborn descendant if a guardian for the descendant has not been appointed; 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 A person designated by the beneficiaries of the trust to represent them may represent and bind such beneficiaries. Acts 2004, ch. 537, § 20; 2007, ch. 24, §§ 11, 12; 2010, ch. 725, § 4. Law Reviews. Agents in Secrecy: The Use of Information Surrogates in Trust Administration (Lauren Z. Curry), 64 Vand. L. Rev. 925 (2011).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 35-15-303 cover?
Section 35-15-303 ("Representation by fiduciaries and parents.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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