Rule 2032.Affidavit as to Age.

Whether a party is a minor changes how the case must be run, so this rule gives the other side a way to find out. Any party may file and serve on any other party a rule as of course to file of record an affidavit setting forth whether that party is an adult or a minor. The answer then sits on the record.

The affidavit feeds the rules around it. A minor party must be represented by a guardian under Rule 2027, and Rule 2034 governs what happens when minority comes to light before, during or after trial. The affidavit can also cost a party later: if a minor has filed an affidavit asserting majority and a guardian is then appointed during trial, Rule 2034(c) lets the court refuse the continuance it could otherwise grant. Rule 2036 decides when a minor may make an affidavit personally.