N.Y. CPLR § 1201

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 1201 Representation of infant, incompetent person, or conservatee.Unless the court appoints a guardian ad litem, an infant sh § 1201. Representation of infant, incompetent person, or conservatee.Unless the court appoints a guardian ad litem, an infant shall appear bythe guardian of his property or, if there is no such guardian, by aparent having legal custody, or, if there is no such parent, by anotherperson or agency having legal custody, or, if the infant is married, byan adult spouse residing with the infant, a person judicially declaredto be incompetent shall appear by the committee of his property, and aconservatee shall appear by the conservator of his property. A personshall appear by his guardian ad litem if he is an infant and has noguardian of his property, parent, or other person or agency having legalcustody, or adult spouse with whom he resides, or if he is an infant,person judicially declared to be incompetent, or a conservatee asdefined in section 77.01 of the mental hygiene law and the court sodirects because of a conflict of interest or for other cause, or if heis an adult incapable of adequately prosecuting or defending his rights.