Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 6-6-562 (2026)
Appointment of Guardians Ad Litem.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
On the filing of a complaint as authorized under Section 6-6-560, should it appear that any of the defendants are infants or persons of unsound mind or should the identity of some, or all, of said defendants be unknown, the court shall forthwith appoint a guardian ad litem to represent and defend the interest of such infant, incompetent or unknown parties in the proceeding.
(Acts 1951, No. 884, p. 1526.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2024 · leading case: Southside Cmty. Dev. Corp. Ex Rel. Galloway v. White, 10 So. 3d 990 (Ala. 2008).
Southside Cmty. Dev. Corp. Ex Rel. Galloway v. White, 10 So. 3d 990 (Ala. 2008). “White moved the trial court to appoint a guardian ad litem under § 6-6-562, Ala. Code 1975, 1 to protect the interests of Southside and Vandiver because he could not locate the parties.”
Historic Blakeley Found., Inc. v. Williams, 40 So. 3d 698 (Ala. 2010). “On the same day, the plaintiffs, pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 6-6-562, 3 moved the circuit court to appoint a guardian ad li-tem; the circuit court granted that motion.”
King, King & King Attorneys at Law, PC v. Lisa Drum (Appeal from Etowah Circuit Court: CV-19-900097). (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). “" Ala. Code 1975, § 6-6-562. 21 CL-2024-0085 We note the foregoing because, regardless of the fact that Drum purported to proceed with her claim pursuant to § 40-10-82, she was either seeking a judgment as to the interests of particular persons in the property or as to all…”
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