Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 6505

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Infant: means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
When an infant or mentally ill person, living in the State, has no guardian and appears to be interested, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for him and shall appoint an agent for persons interested who had been out of the State for one year before the action was commenced and do not return before judgment for the partition is to be made and have no actual notice of the actions.