Authority to appoint
Ind. Code § 34-9-2-1
in effectSec. 1. All courts have the authority to:
(1) appoint a guardian ad litem to defend the interests of any person under eighteen (18) years of age impleaded in a suit; and
(2) permit any person, as next friend, to prosecute a suit in a minor's behalf.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-3-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.4.
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