To the extent there is no material conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented or among those being represented with respect to a particular question or dispute:
- 1. A conservator may represent and bind the estate that the conservator controls.
- 2. A guardian may represent and bind the ward if a conservator of the ward's estate has not been appointed.
- 3. An agent who has authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal.
- 4. A trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust.
- 5. A personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate.
- 6. 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, except that the parent may not represent the child to consent to a modification or a termination of a trust if the parent is the settlor of the trust.