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2020 West Virginia Code
Chapter 36. Estates and Property
Article 2. Disposition of Estates Subject to Future Interests
§36-2-5. Guardian Ad Litem
Universal Citation: WV Code § 36-2-5 (2020)
When a defendant in any suit brought under the provisions of this article is an infant or insane person, a guardian ad litem shall be appointed as provided by section ten, article four, chapter fifty-six of this code, and shall be governed by the provisions of said section, and when a defendant is a convict, a guardian ad litem shall be appointed by the court, who shall have the same rights and duties as those of a guardian ad litem for an infant or insane person: Provided, That no guardian ad litem need be appointed for parties unknown, though they be infant, insane or convict.
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