{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-3-303","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 44D-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 or guardian of the protected person may represent and bind the estate that the fiduciary controls;\n(2) An agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal;\n(3) A trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust;\n(4) A personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate;\n(5) 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; and\n(6) If a minor or unborn person is not otherwise represented under this section, a grandparent or more remote ancestor may represent and bind that minor or unborn person.","path":["CHAPTER 44D. UNIFORM TRUST CODE.","ARTICLE 3. REPRESENTATION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/44D-3-303/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:40Z","sha256":"b0b4463a45ac62181efc0c1f2d8d6044e4e30bbca448f68ea829375e9d8ed9fa","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-3-302","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-3-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}