New Hampshire Revised Statutes 367:31 – Guardian Ad Litem
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 367:31
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- insane person: shall include every idiot, non-compos, lunatic, insane, or distracted person. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:18
- justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- petitioner: shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
If any such stockholder is a minor, or an insane person and has no guardian, the justice shall appoint a guardian ad litem for such person, and the petitioner shall pay such guardian for his services and disbursements in the proceedings.