West Virginia Statutes
§ 37-1-3 — Guardian ad litem
West Virginia·Ch. 37 REAL PROPERTY·Art. 1 LANDS OF INFANTS, INSANE PERSONS, OR CONVICTS, AND LANDS HELD IN TRUST
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.
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Legislative History
2008 Reg. Sess., SB736; 1949 Reg. Sess., HB221
Nearby Sections
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§ 37-1-10
Proceeds of sale to descend as lands§ 37-1-13
Order; sale§ 37-1-14
Bond for proceeds§ 37-1-15
Application of proceeds; costs§ 37-1-16
Confirmation; conveyance§ 37-1-17
Validation of certain sales§ 37-1-3
Guardian ad litem§ 37-1-4
Depositions§ 37-1-5
Decree§ 37-1-6
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