Where the petitioner is a minor, he or she shall sue by his or her next friend to be approved by the Court; and no petition presented by a minor under this Act shall be filed until the next friend has undertaken in writing to be answerable for costs. Such undertaking *** shall be filed in Court, and the next friend shall thereupon be liable in the same manner and to the same extent as if he were a plaintiff in an ordinary suit.
Section 49: Suits by minors.
The Divorce Act, 1869Central Act · Act 4 of 1869
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Divorce Act, 1869 |
|---|---|
| Section | 49 |
| Marginal note | Suits by minors. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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- repealed, Act 7 of 1870. . The words “shall bear a stamp of eight annas and” rep. by Act 7 of 1870, s. 2 and the Schedule III.
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