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2021 California Code
Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
PART 1 - OF COURTS OF JUSTICE
TITLE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION
CHAPTER 5.5 - Small Claims Court
ARTICLE 4 - Parties
Section 116.410.
Universal Citation: CA Civ Pro Code § 116.410 (2021)
116.410.
(a) Any person who is at least 18 years of age, or legally emancipated, and mentally competent may be a party to a small claims action.
(b) A minor or incompetent person may appear by a guardian ad litem appointed by a judge of the court in which the action is filed.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 171, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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