Rule 2060.Removal of Guardian Ad Litem and Appointment of Substitute.

A guardian ad litem can be replaced mid-case. The court may act on its own motion or on the petition of any party in interest, and it may substitute either the incapacitated person’s guardian or another guardian ad litem. The petition states the name and address of the person proposed and that person’s relationship, if any, to the subject matter or to any party. If the proposed substitute is the guardian, the petition must also refer to the record of the guardian’s appointment.

The Official Note makes a practical point. A guardian does not automatically supersede a guardian ad litem the court has appointed, and the court may find it undesirable to transfer control of the litigation. So the court decides whether the guardian takes over.

Rule 2033 is the minors’ version, and the Official Note to Rule 2351 lists this rule among those governing the removal of a particular party and the substitution of a successor.