(a) Notice to a person who may represent and bind another person under this chapter has the same effect as if notice were given directly to the other person.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 44D-3-301

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(b) The consent of a person who may represent and bind another person under this chapter is binding on the person represented unless the person represented objects to the representation by notifying the trustee or the representative before the consent would otherwise have become effective.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in section four hundred eleven, article four of this chapter, and section six hundred two, article six of this chapter, a person who under this article may represent a grantor who lacks capacity may receive notice and give a binding consent on the grantor's behalf.

(d) A grantor may not represent and bind a beneficiary under this article with respect to the termination or modification of a trust under subsection (a), section four hundred eleven, article four of this chapter.