{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-303","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, § 303","heading":"Representation by fiduciaries and parents","body":"Section 303. Representation by fiduciaries and parents\nTo 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:\n(1) a conservator may represent and bind the estate that the conservator controls;\n(2) a guardian may represent and bind the ward or protected person if a conservator has not been appointed;\n(3) an agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal;\n(4) a trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust;\n(5) a personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate; and\n(6) a parent may represent and bind the parent's minor or unborn child if a conservator or guardian for the child has not been appointed.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 203E"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter203E/Section303","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:35Z","sha256":"dfe91446ec172d536af1f0858f1a88cb24164a8ca1cdb463c3f35a97a2b44b03","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-302","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}