Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 38 - Trials. > Article 4 - Parties, 38-4-1 through 38-4-18. > Section 38-4-11 - Failure to apply for appointment of guardian ad litem.

Section 38-4-11 - Failure to apply for appointment of guardian ad litem.

38-4-11. Failure to apply for appointment of guardian ad litem.

If an infant defendant, or a relative or friend of an infant under the age of fourteen, neglects for twenty days to procure the appointment of a guardian ad litem to defend the suit, the court shall appoint some competent person to be the guardian ad litem for such infant in the defense of such suit.