Does a failure to appoint a guardian ad litem affect the jurisdiction of the court?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Johnson v. Superior Court of Kern County, 107 Cal.Rptr. 83, 31 Cal.App.3d 143 (Cal. App. 1973):
In Briggs v. Briggs (1958) 160 Cal.App.2d 312, at page 319, 325 P.2d 219, at page 223, the court said:
'Improper failure to appoint a guardian ad litem does not affect the jurisdiction of the court that proceeded without
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