West Virginia Code 37-1-3 – Guardian ad litem
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A guardian ad litem shall be appointed for minors under the age of eighteen, inmates and protected persons subject to the requirements of section five, article three, chapter forty-four-a of this code. The guardian ad litem shall answer the petition under oath, be present at any summary proceeding or hearing and inform the court whether the sale of property is in the best interests of the minor, inmate or protected person. Minors over the age of fourteen may answer in person as well.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 37-1-3
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- 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.
- sale: shall include the sale of any undivided interest, or any part of the corpus of land, or anything in or growing upon land. See West Virginia Code 37-1-2