CPLR 1203 · Article 12. Infants, Incompetents and Conservatees
Default judgment
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§ 1203. Default judgment. No judgment by default may be entered against an infant or a person judicially declared to be incompetent unless his representative appeared in the action or twenty days have expired since appointment of a guardian ad litem for him. No default judgment may be entered against an adult incapable of adequately protecting his rights for whom a guardian ad litem has been appointed unless twenty days have expired since the appointment.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/CVP1203
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