§ 40A-50. Parties, orders; continuances.
§40A‑50. Parties, orders; continuances.
The judge shall appoint anattorney to appear for and protect the rights of any party or parties ininterest who are unknown, or whose residence is unknown and who has notappeared in the proceeding by an attorney or agent. The State Treasurer ascustodian of the Escheat Fund shall be notified of the appointment of such anattorney. The judge shall appoint guardians ad litem for such parties as areinfants, incompetents, or other parties who may be under a disability, andwithout general guardian, and the judge shall have the authority to make suchadditional parties as are necessary to the complete determination of theproceeding.
Upon his own motion, or uponmotion of any of the parties the judge may, in his discretion, continue thecause until the project is completed or until such earlier time as, in theopinion of the judge, the effect of condemnation upon said property may bedetermined. The motion may be heard at a hearing pursuant to G.S. 40A‑47or upon the coming on of the cause for trial, and shall be granted upon aproper showing that the effect of condemnation upon the subject property cannotpresently be determined. (1981, c. 919, s. 1.)