Key legal question
Whether procedural notices requiring a cost advance must also be served on the guardian of a ward placed in a clinic.
Extracted holding
Yes. Where a ward has already been assigned a guardian as a precautionary measure, procedural notices must be served not only on the ward but at least also on the guardian.
Extracted reasoning
Article 392 CC shows that the law does not want mentally ill or externally restricted persons left unprotected in urgent matters. Adequate legal representation is therefore required for procedural acts affecting them.