§ 34-9-2-1 Authority to appoint

34-9-2-1 Authority to appoint

    Sec. 1. All courts have the authority to:

    (1) appoint a guardian ad litem to defend the interests of any person under eighteen (18) years of age impleaded in a suit; and

    (2) permit any person, as next friend, to prosecute a suit in a minor's behalf.