{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-15","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:31-15","heading":"Representation by fiduciaries and parents.","body":"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:\na.\ta guardian of the property may represent and bind the estate that the guardian of the property controls;\nb.\ta guardian of the person may represent and bind the ward if  no guardian of the property has  been appointed;\nc.\tan agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal;\nd.\ta trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust;\ne.\ta personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate; and\nf.\ta parent may represent and bind the parent's minor or unborn child if a guardian for the child has not been appointed.\nL.2015, c.276, s.1.","path":["TITLE 3B ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"fff8b69269900b7066da46050147ce603de4f5e1225728ea58988596d3a65bee","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-14","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}