Section 38-4-11 - Failure to apply for appointment of guardian ad litem. - New Mexico Statutes

38-4-11. Failure to apply for appointment of guardian ad litem.

If an infant defendant, or a relative or friend of an infant under the age of fourteen, neglects for twenty days to procure the appointment of a guardian ad litem to defend the suit, the court shall appoint some competent person to be the guardian ad litem for such infant in the defense of such suit.