On April 24, 2018, Petitioner Mariyam Gasparyan (“Petitioner”) filed an Expedited Petition to Approve Compromise of Pending Action (the “Expedited Petition”) on behalf of minor Claimant Jasmine Kaprelian (“Claimant”). Petitioner has not been appointed by the Court as Claimant’s guardian ad litem. No complaint has been filed in this action.
Court approval is required for all settlements of a minor’s claim. (Prob. Code §§ 3500, 3600, et seq.; CCP § 372.) A petition for court approval of a compromise of a minor must be fully completed. (See CRC 7.950.)
“[A] minor, a person who lacks legal capacity to make decisions, . . . shall appear either by a guardian or conservator of the estate or by a guardian ad litem appointed by the court in which the action or proceeding is pending, or by a judge thereof, in each case.” (CCP § 372.) “When a minor has a disputed claim for damages, money, or other property and does not have a guardian of the estate, the following persons have the right to compr
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Other Civil Petition (Limited Jurisdiction)
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On April 24, 2018, Petitioner Mariyam Gasparyan (“Petitioner”) filed an Expedited Petition to Approve Compromise of Pending Action (the “Expedited Petition”) on behalf of minor Claimant Jasmine Kaprelian (“Claimant”). Petitioner has not been appointed by the Court as Claimant’s guardian ad litem. No complaint has been filed in this action.
Court approval is required for all settlements of a minor’s claim. (Prob. Code §§ 3500, 3600, et seq.; CCP § 372.) A petition for court approval of a compromise of a minor must be fully completed. (See CRC 7.950.)
“[A] minor, a person who lacks legal capacity to make decisions, . . . shall appear either by a guardian or conservator of the estate or by a guardian ad litem appointed by the court in which the action or proceeding is pending, or by a judge thereof, in each case.” (CCP § 372.) “When a minor has a disputed claim for damages, money, or other property and does not have a guardian of the estate, the following persons have the right to compr