{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-116.410","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 116.410","heading":"","body":"(a) Any person who is at least 18 years of age, or legally emancipated, and mentally competent may be a party to a small claims action.\n(b) A minor or incompetent person may appear by a guardian ad litem appointed by a judge of the court in which the action is filed.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 1. OF COURTS OF JUSTICE [35. - 286.]","TITLE 1. ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION [35. - 155.]","CHAPTER 5.5. Small Claims Court [116.110. - 116.950.]","ARTICLE 4. Parties [116.410. - 116.430.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"b8630576b0ddf13824814538e5be95113eb395892e794d188dbbda812620677c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-116.390","next":"us-ca/ccp-116.420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}