CR 17.03 Infants and persons of unsound mind
Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes AnnotatedRules of Civil Procedure
Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (CR) Rule 17.03
CR 17.03 Infants and persons of unsound mind
(2) Actions involving unmarried infants or persons of unsound mind shall be defended by the party's guardian or committee. If there is no guardian or committee or he is unable or unwilling to act or is a plaintiff, the court, or the clerk thereof if its judge or judges are not present in the county, shall appoint a guardian ad litem to defend unless one has been previously appointed under Rule 4.04(3) or the warning order attorney has become such guardian under Rule 4.07(3).
(5) The court shall allow the guardian ad litem a reasonable fee for services, to be taxed as costs. Fees allowed to counsel for children, indigent parents or non-parental custodians of children in dependency, abuse or neglect cases, and to counsel for children or indigent parents in parental rights termination cases, under the Juvenile Code, shall not exceed the amounts specified in KRS 620.100 or KRS 625.080. Counsel fee awards shall not exceed the statutory maximum, regardless of the number of persons represented in a proceeding by the counsel.
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HISTORY: Amended by Order 91-2, eff. 11-15-91; prior amendments eff. 5-1-80, 1-1-78, 4-1-63, 3-1-55; adopted eff. 7-1-53
Rules Civ. Proc., Rule 17.03, KY ST RCP Rule 17.03
Current with amendments received through March 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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