Ad litem

Ad litem

"Ad litem" is a term used in law to refer to a party appointed by a court to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party—for instance, a child or an incapacitated adult—who is deemed incapable of representing (him/her)self. An individual who acts in this capacity is generally called a "guardian ad litem"; in Scotland the equivalent is a "curator ad litem". This term is no longer used in England and Wales since the amendment of the Children Act 1989, which established the role of children's guardian instead.

The term is also used in property litigation, where a person may be appointed to act on behalf of an estate in court proceedings, when the estate's proper representatives are unable or unwilling to act.

The term is also sometimes used to refer to a judge who only participates in a particular case or a limited set of cases, and does not have the same status as the other judges of the court. This is more commonly called a judge ad hoc. It is particularly common in international courts, and is rarer elsewhere.

The Latin term translates literally as "for the lawsuit" or "for the proceeding".

References

External links

* [http://www.law.yale.edu/rcw Representing Children Worldwide] How Children Are Heard in Child Protective Proceedings


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