(1) A guardian of the property may represent and bind the estate that the guardian of the property controls.
(2) An agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal.
(3) A trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust.
(4) A personal representative of a decedent’s estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate.
(5) A parent may represent and bind the parent’s unborn child and the unborn descendants of such unborn child, or the parent’s minor child and the minor or unborn descendants of such minor child, if a guardian of the property for the unborn child, minor child, or such child’s descendants has not been appointed.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2006-217; s. 4, ch. 2022-96.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLII - Estates and Trusts
Chapter 736 - Florida Trust Code
Part III - Representation (Ss. 736.0301-736.0306)
736.0301 - Representation; basic effect.
736.0302 - Representation by holder of power of appointment.
736.0303 - Representation by fiduciaries and parents.
736.0304 - Representation by person having substantially identical interest.