{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.3-303","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.3-303","heading":"Representation by fiduciaries and parents.","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 conservator may represent and bind the estate that the conservator controls;\n(2) a conservator ad litem may represent and bind the ward with respect to a particular question or dispute over which a conservator does not have authority;\n(3) a guardian may represent and bind the ward with respect to a particular question or dispute if a conservator or conservator ad litem is not authorized to act with respect to that particular question or dispute;\n(4) a parent may represent and bind the parent's minor or unborn child if a conservator, conservator ad litem, or guardian for the child has not been appointed;\n(5) an agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal;\n(6) a trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust; and\n(7) a personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate.","path":["Title XXXI - TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY","Chapter 456 - Trusts and Trustees — The Uniform Trust Code"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=456.3-303","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"71eece7c39fbf8ebda12145feb8db60f1a55d5edf9923a73c1e45e5ea9bb5a6c","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.3-302","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.3-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}