Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 14.5-304
This is the official text of Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 14.5-304, part of Maryland’s Code, Estates and Trusts — governs wills, trusts, and probate.
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§14.
Official statutory text
§14.5–304.
Unless otherwise represented, a minor, an incapacitated or unborn individual, or an individual whose identity or location is unknown and not reasonably ascertainable, may be represented by and bound by a representative having a substantially identical interest with respect to a particular question or dispute, but only to the extent that there is no conflict of interest between the representative and the individual represented with respect to the question or dispute.
Unless otherwise represented, a minor, an incapacitated or unborn individual, or an individual whose identity or location is unknown and not reasonably ascertainable, may be represented by and bound by a representative having a substantially identical interest with respect to a particular question or dispute, but only to the extent that there is no conflict of interest between the representative and the individual represented with respect to the question or dispute.
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