Section 55-3-31 - Application to proceedings requiring service or consent--Service on Department ofSocial Services--"Virtual Representation Statutes".
55-3-31. Application to proceedings requiring service or consent--Service on Department of Social Services--"Virtual Representation Statutes". Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 15-6-55(b) and 15-6-17(c), the provisions of this section and §§ 55-3-32 to 55-3-38, inclusive, apply in any proceeding in which all persons interested in an estate or trust are required to be served or their consent is required. For the purposes of this section, the term, an interest in an estate or trust, includes both interests in income and interests in principal. The Department of Social Services shall be served in any matter where an interested party may owe a debt to the department pursuant to § 28-6-23. The provisions of §§ 55-3-31 to 55-3-38, inclusive, shall be known as the "Virtual Representation Statutes."
Source: SL 1998, ch 282, § 12; SL 2002, ch 100, § 4.