{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-73","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-73","heading":"Guardian ad litem to be appointed","body":"In every suit brought under this article, a guardian ad litem shall be appointed for any person under a disability not otherwise represented by a guardian or committee, or trustee appointed pursuant to § 64.2-2003, and for all persons proceeded against by an order or publication under the designation of \"parties unknown\" as provided for in § 8.01-316. The guardian ad litem shall file an answer as such.Code 1950, § 8-679; 1952, c. 360; 1972, c. 361; 1977, c. 617; 1997, c. 540.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 3. ACTIONS","Article 8. ACTIONS FOR THE SALE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, REDEMPTION AND OTHER DISPOSITION OF LANDS OF PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-73/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"5a0071af5959a7b87842bfed859f78b3bb702719c56cd684a37a907e9eccee6b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-72","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}