CR 4.07 Warning order attorney
Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes AnnotatedRules of Civil Procedure
Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (CR) Rule 4.07
CR 4.07 Warning order attorney
(1) The clerk at the time of making a warning order shall appoint, as attorney for the defendant, a practicing attorney of the court. The court may appoint another attorney as a substitute for the attorney appointed by the clerk. Neither the plaintiff nor his attorney shall be appointed, or be permitted to suggest the name of the defendant's attorney. Such attorney must make diligent efforts to inform the defendant, by mail, concerning the pendency and nature of the action against him, and must report the result of his efforts to the court within 50 days after his appointment.
(3) If the warning order attorney knows or learns that the defendant is an unmarried infant or of unsound mind he shall include such information in the report required by paragraph (1) of this rule, and upon the filing of such report he shall become the guardian ad litem for such defendant as if appointed under Rule 17.03.
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HISTORY: Amended eff. 1-1-78; prior amendment eff. 4-1-63; adopted eff. 7-1-53
Rules Civ. Proc., Rule 4.07, KY ST RCP Rule 4.07
Current with amendments received through March 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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