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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2415 (2026)

Costs; liability of next of friend or guardian.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.2415 Costs; liability of next of friend or guardian.

Sec. 2415.

    Any person who brings an action as next of friend for an infant, or a person who is insane or otherwise mentally incompetent, shall be responsible for the costs of the suit. However, no person who defends a suit as guardian ad litem of an infant or otherwise incompetent person shall be responsible for the costs of the suit unless specifically charged by the court for some personal misconduct in the case.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2004–2025 · leading case: Doe v. Boyle, 877 N.W.2d 918 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
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Doe v. Boyle, 877 N.W.2d 918 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 6× “MCL 600.2415 provides: Any person who brings an action as next of friend for an infant, or a person who is insane or otherwise mentally incompetent, shall be responsible for the costs of the suit.”
Ryan v. Ryan, 677 N.W.2d 899 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “] See also MCL 600.2415. Because plaintiff was a plaintiff, not a defendant, appointment of a guardian ad litem was improper.”
M.M., through his next friend Erin Kirkland v. State of Alaska, Dep't of Admin., Off. of Pub. Advocacy, Leslie Ridle, in her Off. capacity as Comm'r of the Dep't of Admin., & Chad Holt, in his Off. capacity as Dir. of the Off. of Pub. Advocacy, 462 P.3d 539 (Alaska 2020). “”); Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2415 (2019) (“Any person who brings an action as next of friend .”
Lockett v. LVNV Funding LLC (E.D. Mich. 2025). · cites it 2× “” Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.2415 (West 2010).”
Kyle J Bowles v. Renee Repkie (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “She also contends that costs against BB were not allowable because MCL 600.2415 states: Any person who brings an action as next of friend for an infant, or a person who is insane or otherwise mentally incompetent, shall be responsible for the costs of the suit.”
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