What to do if my 17 year old daughter is getting money from a settlement and her mother is trying to take it from her?
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What to do if my 17 year old daughter is getting money from a settlement and her mother is trying to take it from her?
Asked on June 19, 2013 under Personal Injury, Tennessee
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You will need to go to court in a proceeding called a minor's compromise. A minor's compromise means that the court will approve various measures to safeguard the funds from the personal injury settlement until your daughter is eighteen at which time she can receive the funds.
You will need to be appointed guardian ad litem to represent your daughter in the minor's compromise because your daughter is a minor and cannot represent herself.
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