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1997 SESSION
974202308Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 8.01-73 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 8.01-73. Guardian ad litem to be appointed.
In every suit brought under this article, a guardian ad litem shall be
appointed for any persons
person under a disability not otherwise represented by a fiduciary
on his behalf and for all persons proceeded against by an order or
publication under the designation of "parties unknown" as provided for in
§ 8.01-316. The guardian ad litem shall file an answer as such.