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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 935<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57425,"section_number":"64.2-601","catch_line":"Payment or delivery of small asset by affidavit","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-601\/"},{"id":85673,"section_number":"8.01-271.1","catch_line":"Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; oral motions; sanctions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-271.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":274251,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70409,"identifier":"64.2-716","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/3\/64.2-716","url":"\/64.2-716\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-716\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/3\/64.2-716","dublin_core":{"Title":"Representation by fiduciaries and parents or other ancestors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-716","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

To the extent there is no conflict of interest<\/span> between the representative and the person<\/span> represented or among those being represented with respect to a particular question or dispute:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A conservator<\/span> or guardian of the estate<\/span> may represent and bind the estate that such fiduciary<\/span> controls; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A guardian may represent and bind the ward if a conservator<\/span> or guardian of the ward’s estate has not been appointed; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> An agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A trustee<\/span> may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> A personal representative<\/span> of a decedent’s estate may represent and bind persons<\/span> interested in the estate; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> A parent may represent and bind the parent’s minor<\/span> or unborn child if a guardian of the estate<\/span> or guardian for the child has not been appointed; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> If a minor<\/span> or unborn person<\/span> is not otherwise represented under this section, a grandparent or more remote ancestor may represent and bind that minor<\/span> or unborn person<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPRESENTATION BY FIDUCIARIES AND PARENTS OR OTHER ANCESTORS (\u00a7 64.2-716)\n\nTo the extent there is no conflict of interest between the representative and\nthe person represented or among those being represented with respect to a\nparticular question or dispute:\n\n1. A conservator or guardian of the estate may represent and bind the estate\nthat such fiduciary controls;\n\n2. A guardian may represent and bind the ward if a conservator or guardian of\nthe ward’s estate has not been appointed;\n\n3. An agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or\ndispute may represent and bind the principal;\n\n4. A trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust;\n\n5. A personal representative of a decedent’s estate may represent and bind\npersons interested in the estate;\n\n6. A parent may represent and bind the parent’s minor or unborn child if a\nguardian of the estate or guardian for the child has not been appointed; and\n\n7. If a minor or unborn person is not otherwise represented under this section,\na grandparent or more remote ancestor may represent and bind that minor or\nunborn person.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 935, \u00a7 55-543.03; 2012, c. 614.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}