Definitions for "Next Friend"
a person who acts on behalf of a party who for some reason of incapacity is not able to proceed and has not had a court appointed guardian appointed to act in a representative capacity
One acting for the benefit of an infant or other person without being regularly appointed as guardian.
(law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person
Keywords:  kin
Next Of Kin
Keywords:  unable, tend, someone, represents, own
a person who represents someone who is unable to tend to his or her own interest