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§ 5-1013. Legally disabled party

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Children (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 10. Paternity Proceedings (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Pleading, Process, and Practice (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-1013
§ 5-1013. Legally disabled party
Currentness
Next friend or guardian ad litem not required
(a) 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.
Proceeding binding on legally disabled party
(b) 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.
Duty to advise court
(c) 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.
Court's duty to protect rights
(d) 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.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984.
Formerly Art. 16, § 66E.
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-1013, MD FAMILY § 5-1013
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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