Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.950 · Chapter 20. Claims of Minors and Persons With Disabilities
Petition for approval of compromise of claim or action or disposition of proceeds of judgment for minor or person with a disability
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
A petition for court approval of a compromise of, or a covenant not to sue or enforce judgment on, a minor's disputed claim; a compromise or settlement of a pending action or proceeding to which a minor or person with a disability is a party; or the disposition of the proceeds of a judgment for a minor or person with a disability under Probate Code sections 3500 and 3600-3613 or Code of Civil Procedure section 372 must be verified by the petitioner and must contain a full disclosure of all information that has any bearing upon the reasonableness of the compromise, covenant, settlement, or disposition. Except as provided in rule 7.950.5, the petition must be submitted on a completed Petition for Approval of Compromise of Claim or Action or Disposition of Proceeds of Judgment for Minor or Person With a Disability (form MC-350).
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 7.950 amended effective January 1, 2021; adopted effective January 1, 2002; previously amended effective January 1, 2007, and January 1, 2010.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/seven/rule7_950
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- compose_crc.py 2026-10-22: the Judicial Council's rule pages read paragraph by paragraph; verify_crc.py's second reading of the Council's per-title PDFs finds every paragraph
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Code of Civil Procedure
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California Rules of Court
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1384Petition for approval of the compromise of a claim of a minor or a person with a disability; order for deposit of funds; and petition for withdrawalPrinted as rules 7.950 or 7.950.5, 7.951, and 7.952
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.950.5Petition for expedited approval of compromise of claim or action or disposition of proceeds of judgment for minor or person with a disabilityPrinted as rule 7.950
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