Minors; incompetents. An action of a minor or any person adjudged incompetent shall

be brought by the person’s conservator if there is one or, if not, by the person’s guardian if there is one; otherwise the minor may sue by a next friend, and the incompetent by a conservator or guardian appointed by the court for that purpose. If it is in the person’s best interest, the court may dismiss such action or substitute another conservator, guardian or next friend. [Report 1943; October 31, 1997, effective January 24, 1998; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002]