Sec. 1. All courts have the authority to: (1) appoint a guardian ad litem to defend the interests of any person under eighteen (18) years of age impleaded in a suit; and (2) permit any person, as next friend, to prosecute a suit in a minor's behalf. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-3-1.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.4.
Authority to appoint
Ind. Code § 34-9-2-1, under Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem for Minor Parties.
Ind. Code § 34-9-2-1