{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14.5-303","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 14.5–303","heading":"","body":"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:\n(1) A guardian of the property may represent and bind the minor or disabled person;\n(2) A guardian of the person may represent and bind the minor or disabled person if a guardian of the property has not been appointed;\n(3) An agent having specific authority to act with respect to trust matters may represent and bind the principal;\n(4) A trustee of a trust that is a beneficiary of another trust may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust that is the beneficiary of the other trust;\n(5) A personal representative of the estate of a decedent that is a beneficiary of a trust may represent and bind interested persons in the estate;\n(6) A parent may represent and bind the minor, incapacitated, unborn, or unknown child of the parent or child of the parent whose location is unknown and not reasonably ascertainable if a guardian of the property or guardian of the person for the child has not been appointed; and\n(7) If a minor, an incapacitated, unborn, or unknown individual or an individual whose location is unknown and not reasonably ascertainable is not otherwise represented under this section, a grandparent or more remote ancestor may represent and bind the individual.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=14.5-303","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"67b11e7aedb76fceedf874be1b0f78ab399ad8fd0400c4508f00ebc877059306","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14.5-302","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14.5-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}