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Rule 12.4. Appointment of a guardian ad litem or a trustee ad litem.
(a) On petition of the accountant or any party in interest, or upon its own motion, the Court may appoint (1) a guardian ad litem to represent a minor or an incompetent not represented by a guardian or (2) a trustee ad litem to represent an absentee, a presumed decedent, or unborn or unascertained persons not already represented by a fiduciary, unless the Court considers that the interests of such persons are adequately represented.
(b) The same person may be appointed as guardian ad litem and trustee ad litem when the interests represented are not conflicting. Application for such an appointment may be made in one petition.
(c) The petition shall set forth
(1) the name, age and address of the minor or incompetent for whom a guardian ad litem is to be appointed and his relationship, if any, to any party in interest and to the decedent or settlor; and
(2) the interest of the minor, incompetent, absentee, presumed decedent, or the unborn or unascertained interests to be represented by a guardian ad litem or a trustee ad litem, the provisions of any instrument creating such interests, the necessity for such interests being represented and the proceedings in which they are to be represented.
(d) A decree appointing a guardian ad litem or a trustee ad litem shall specify the period or proceedings during which he shall act as such.
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