26-2-46
Section 26-2-46 Procedure where person alleged to be of unsound mind confined in hospital or
asylum. If the person alleged to be of unsound mind is a resident of the county and is at
the time of the application confined in a hospital or asylum within or without the state,
inquisition may be had and taken without notice to him or her , but, on the filing of the
application, the court must appoint a guardian ad litem to represent and defend for him or
her. It shall be the duty of such guardian by answer to put in issue the facts stated in the
application and to employ counsel at the expense of such person of unsound mind to appear
and defend him or her. (Code 1876, §2761; Code 1886, §2396; Code 1896, §2261; Code 1907,
§4351; Code 1923, §8109; Code 1940, T. 21, §15.)...
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26-21-4
Section 26-21-4 Procedure for waiver of consent requirement - Notice to parents or guardian
prohibited; participation in proceedings; right to counsel; assistance in preparing petition;
confidentiality; contents of petition; precedence of proceeding; rules of procedure; waiver
of consent; guardian ad litem for interests of unborn child; findings and conclusions; appeal;
no fees or costs; related criminal charges. (a) A minor who elects not to seek or does not
or cannot for any reason, obtain consent from either of her parents or legal guardian, may
petition, on her own behalf, the juvenile court, or the court of equal standing, in the county
in which the minor resides or in the county in which the abortion is to be performed for a
waiver of the consent requirement of this chapter. Notice by the court to the minor's parents,
parent, or legal guardian shall not be required or permitted. The requirements and procedures
under this chapter shall apply and are available only to minors who...
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26-5-2
Section 26-5-2 Partial settlement - When required; filing of account and vouchers by conservator;
appointment of guardian ad litem for ward. If not otherwise directed, the conservator must,
at least once in three years, file in the court of probate an account of his or her guardianship,
accompanied with the vouchers showing his or her receipts and disbursements, which must be
verified by affidavit. Upon the filing of such account and vouchers the court must appoint
a guardian ad litem to represent the ward. (Code 1852, §2022; Code 1867, §2421; Code 1876,
§2771; Code 1886, §2454; Code 1896, §2339; Code 1907, §4429; Code 1923, §8202; Code 1940,
T. 21, §129; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)...
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26-5-8
Section 26-5-8 Final settlement generally - Filing of account and vouchers by conservator;
appointment of guardian ad litem for ward. The conservator, or his or her personal representative,
must file in the court of probate a full account of the conservatorship, accompanied by the
vouchers and verified by affidavit. Upon the filing of such account and vouchers, the court
must appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the ward if he or she be a minor or otherwise
incapacitated. (Code 1886, §2460; Code 1896, §2345; Code 1907, §4435; Code 1923, §8208;
Code 1940, T. 21, §135; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)...
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12-15-405
Section 12-15-405 Notice of hearing; appointment of counsel for the minor or child. (a) When
any minor or child against whom a petition has been filed seeking to commit the minor or child
to the custody of the department is initially brought before the juvenile court, the juvenile
court shall provide a copy of the petition and if requested, read the petition to the minor
or child and to his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and counsel, and inform
those persons verbally and in writing of the date, time, and place of the next hearing to
be held in regard to the minor or child, the purpose of the hearing, the rights of the minor
or child at the hearing, and the possible consequences of the hearing. (b) The juvenile court
shall appoint a child's attorney for the minor or child. The juvenile court may appoint a
guardian ad litem in addition to the child's attorney. No statement made or act done by the
minor or child in the presence of the juvenile court prior to the minor...
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30-2-6
Section 30-2-6 When husband or wife may sue or defend in own name. A husband or wife under
the age of 19 years may file a complaint for any purpose under this chapter in his or her
own name without the intervention of a next friend, guardian, or guardian ad litem, and if
over the age of 18 years, he or she may defend any action brought under this chapter in his
or her own name without the intervention of a next friend, guardian, or guardian ad litem.
(Code 1896, §1490; Code 1907, §3798; Acts 1911, No. 42, p. 24; Code 1923, §7412; Code 1940,
T. 34, §25; Acts 1953, No. 890, p. 1198.)...
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35-6A-7
Section 35-6A-7 Request for partition by sale; purchase of interests. (a) In each petitioner's
initial pleading in a partition action, the petitioner shall state whether the petitioner
requests partition by sale. If the petitioner fails to so state, the petitioner shall be deemed
to have not requested partition by sale. (b) In each cotenant's initial responsive pleading,
the cotenant shall state whether the cotenant requests partition by sale. (1) If a cotenant
files a responsive pleading but fails to so state, the cotenant shall be deemed to have not
requested partition by sale. (2) If a guardian ad litem is appointed to represent one or more
cotenants including, but not limited to, unknown, unlocatable, and legally incapacitated cotenants,
the guardian ad litem may, but is not required to, state whether or not such cotenant requests
partition by sale, and the guardian ad litem shall have no liability for making or failing
to make the election. If a guardian ad litem files a...
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6-4-21
Section 6-4-21 Where no other provision for service of nonresident minors or insane persons.
Should there be no other provision by law or rule for service upon nonresident minors or insane
persons and proof is made before the clerk, register, or judge of the court in which the proceeding
is pending, he may direct in writing the mode of service or may appoint in writing a guardian
ad litem for such person without service. (Code 1923, §9449; Code 1940, T. 7, §339.)...

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12-15-210
Section 12-15-210 Notification to children of right to counsel; appointment of counsel by juvenile
court. (a) In delinquency and child in need of supervision cases, a child and his or her parent,
legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be advised by the juvenile court or its representative
at intake that the child has the right to be represented at all stages of the proceedings
by a child's attorney retained by them or, if they are unable to afford a child's attorney,
by a child's attorney appointed by the juvenile court. (b) If a child's attorney is not retained
by the child or a party in a juvenile court proceeding in which there is a reasonable likelihood
such may result in a placement in an institution in which the freedom of the child is curtailed,
a child's attorney shall be appointed to defend the child. (c) In delinquency and child in
need of supervision proceedings, a juvenile court may appoint a guardian ad litem in addition
to the child's attorney described in this section....
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26-11-2
Section 26-11-2 Procedure for legitimation by written declaration of father generally; notification
of mother; filing of response; appointment of guardian ad litem; hearing; issuance of order
by court; certification of minutes of court to Office of Vital Statistics. (a) A father of
a bastard child may seek to legitimate it and render it capable of inheriting his estate by
filing a notice of declaration of legitimation in writing attested by two witnesses, setting
forth the name of the child proposed to be legitimated, its sex, supposed age, and the name
of mother and that he thereby recognizes it as his child and capable of inheriting his estate,
real and personal, as if born in wedlock. The declaration, being acknowledged by the maker
before the judge of probate of the county of the father's residence or the child's residence
or its execution proved by the attesting witnesses, shall be filed in the office of the judge
of probate of the father's residence or the child's residence. (b)...
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