{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-2-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 36-2-5","heading":"Guardian ad litem.","body":"When a defendant in any suit brought under the provisions of this article is an infant or insane person, a guardian ad litem shall be appointed as provided by section ten, article four, chapter fifty-six of this code, and shall be governed by the provisions of said section, and when a defendant is a convict, a guardian ad litem shall be appointed by the court, who shall have the same rights and duties as those of a guardian ad litem for an infant or insane person: Provided, That no guardian ad litem need be appointed for parties unknown, though they be infant, insane or convict.","path":["CHAPTER 36. ESTATES AND PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 2. DISPOSITION OF ESTATES SUBJECT TO FUTURE INTERESTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/36-2-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:59Z","sha256":"45d82c0105e9c8cc3487b42ad32e461bdf082939bf16b834f43ebd0d7e64c637","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-2-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-2-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}