ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Civil Procedure Rules
3. Guardian ad litem [Order 32, rule 3]
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
3. Guardian ad litem [Order 32, rule 3]
(1)Where the defendant is a minor, the court, on being satisfied of the fact of his minority, shall appoint a proper person to be guardian ad litem of such minor.(2)An order for the appointment of guardian ad litem may be obtained upon application in the name and on behalf of the minor or by the plaintiff.(3)Such application shall be supported by an affidavit verifying the fact that the proposed guardian has no interest in the matters in controversy in suit adverse to that of the minor and that he is a fit person to be so appointed.(4)No order shall be made on any application under this rule except upon notice to the minor and to any guardian of the minor appointed or declared by an authority competent in that behalf, or, where there is no such guardian, upon notice to the father or mother of the minor, or, where there is no father or mother of the minor, to the person in whose care the minor is, and, after hearing any objections which may be urged on behalf of any person served with notice under this subrule.