9:17-47 - Parties;Ā guardian ad litem
9:17-47.Ā Parties;Ā guardian ad litem
The child may be made a party to the action.Ā If the child is a minor and isĀ made a party, a guardian ad litem may be appointed by the court to representĀ the child.Ā The child's mother or father may not represent the child asĀ guardian or otherwise.Ā The court may appoint an attorney-at-law or anĀ appropriate State agency as guardian ad litem for the child.Ā The natural mother, each man presumed to be the father under section 6, each man alleged toĀ be the natural father, any one whose name appears on the birth certificate, andĀ anyone who has attempted to file an acknowledgment under section 6, whether orĀ not effective to create a presumption of paternity, shall be made parties or,Ā if not subject to the jurisdiction of the court, shall be given notice of theĀ action in a manner prescribed by the court and an opportunity to be heard.Ā TheĀ court may align the parties.
L.1983, c. 17, s. 10.
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The child may be made a party to the action.Ā If the child is a minor and isĀ made a party, a guardian ad litem may be appointed by the court to representĀ the child.Ā The child's mother or father may not represent the child asĀ guardian or otherwise.Ā The court may appoint an attorney-at-law or anĀ appropriate State agency as guardian ad litem for the child.Ā The natural mother, each man presumed to be the father under section 6, each man alleged toĀ be the natural father, any one whose name appears on the birth certificate, andĀ anyone who has attempted to file an acknowledgment under section 6, whether orĀ not effective to create a presumption of paternity, shall be made parties or,Ā if not subject to the jurisdiction of the court, shall be given notice of theĀ action in a manner prescribed by the court and an opportunity to be heard.Ā TheĀ court may align the parties.
L.1983, c. 17, s. 10.
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