Is a finding of a party to be under disability a prerequisite for triggering the appointment of a litigation guardian?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lico v. Griffiths, 2008 CanLII 11047 (ON SC):
The finding of a party to be under a disability is a threshold issue or prerequisite for triggering the appointment of a litigation guardian. Soriano v. Laberakis [2003] O.J. No. 5489, Jennings J.
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