If a court ordered trust was granted to me on a settlement for an accident I was in when I was a minor, now that I have reached age 18 how am I able to take it out?
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If a court ordered trust was granted to me on a settlement for an accident I was in when I was a minor, now that I have reached age 18 how am I able to take it out?
Asked on May 17, 2013 under Accident Law, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Whether or not you are entitled to the personal injury settlement that you have written about now that you are an adult depends upon what the court order for the settlement states. Sometimes the order on such a matter has an age of release of 21 or 25 years of age for the injured minor.
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