{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-422.180","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 422.180","heading":"Notice -- Duty of guardian ad litem and attorney.","body":"(1) The party desiring to take the deposition of any witness shall give ten (10) days'\nnotice in writing to all parties known to him to be interested in, or setting up or\nattempting to set up claim to, the real property or any interest therein. The notice\nshall state the time and place the depositions will be commenced to be taken, and\nthat the same will be continued from day to day, at the same place and between the\nhours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., until the same is completed and that depositions are to\nbe taken in  behalf of the title to a certain tract of land known as .... tract, lying on\nthe .... (here give the local description), in .... County, in the State of Kentucky, and\nthat the depositions are being taken for the purpose of perpetuation of the testimony\nexpected to be given. The party desiring to take the deposition shall give further\nnotice, as above recited, by having the notice published pursuant to KRS Chapter\n424. Such party shall also have a like notice posted at the front door of the\ncourthouse in the county where the real property lies at least fifteen (15) days before\nthe taking of the depositions. Sixty (60) days' notice shall be given to nonresidents\nof the time of taking of such depositions unless they waive notice through their\nattorney or otherwise.\n(2) The guardian ad litem for an infant and the attorney for a nonresident shall, as soon\nas notified of his appointment, if possible, give written notice to the infant or\nnonresident whom he represents of the fact and nature and purpose of the\nproceeding, and if no person, other than himself, appears by special employment to\nrepresent those whom he was appointed to represent, he shall appear and, if\nnecessary, cross-examine and do all necessary to protect the interest of his ward or\nnonresident claimant against any fraud, imposition or injury. Such guardian ad litem\nor attorney shall file with the clerk a written report showing what effort he made to\ngive notice to his ward or nonresident party, and state what, if any, information he\nhas received from them, and shall be allowed a reasonable sum for his services to be\npaid by the party seeking to perpetuate the evidence.","path":["KRS Chapter 422"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18126","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:39Z","sha256":"307b12c6d74270f75ecffe47e1551329932955c83738f4b0d955e87dc387ad57","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-422.170","next":"us-ky/krs-422.190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}