§ 5-1013. Party under legal disability

   (a) Next friend or guardian ad litem not required. -- A party under legal disability need not proceed by guardian, committee, or next friend or defend by guardian ad litem, committee, or court-appointed counsel under this subtitle.

(b) Proceeding binding on legally disabled party. -- Any proceeding under this subtitle by or against a party under legal disability and any action taken by counsel on behalf of a party under legal disability is binding on that party as if that party were not under legal disability.

(c) Duty to advise court. -- Any person who has knowledge of a party's legal disability shall advise the court of that disability. This duty to advise the court applies particularly to the counsel for the parties.

(d) Court's duty to protect rights. -- The court may take any action and order any proceedings that the court considers just and proper to protect the rights of a party under legal disability.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 16, § 66E; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.