Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 768.23 (2025)

Protection of minors and incompetents.

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768.23 Protection of minors and incompetents.—The court shall provide protection for any amount awarded for the benefit of a minor child or an incompetent pursuant to the Florida Guardianship Law.

History.—s. 1, ch. 72-35.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1981–2007 · leading case: Maugeri v. Plourde, 396 So. 2d 1215 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).

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Maugeri v. Plourde, 396 So. 2d 1215 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). · cites it 2× “Section 768.23, Florida Statutes (1977), provides: Protection of minors and incompetents.”

Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 768.23, Fla. Stat. Protection of minors and incompetents.”

Nixon v. Bryson, 488 So. 2d 607 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). “In a wrongful death action, the court is required to provide protection for any amount awarded for the benefit of a minor child and no settlement which affects a minor shall be effective unless approved by the court.”

Sullivan v. Dep't of Transp., 595 So. 2d 219 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992). “Under the Wrongful Death Act, section 768.23 states that the court shall provide protection for any amount awarded for *221 the benefit of a minor child pursuant to the guardianship law; and 7.”

Godales v. Y.H. Investments Inc., 667 So. 2d 871 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996). · cites it 2× “§ 768.23 Fla.Stat. (1993). Accordingly, we hold that the trial court erred in allowing the minor plaintiff to recover only one-half of the jury’s assessed damages.”

In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992). · cites it 2× “§ 768.23, Fla.Stat. Protection of minors and incompetents.”

In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 948 So. 2d 735 (Fla. 2007). · cites it 2× “§ 768.23, Fla. Stat. Protection of minors and incompetents.”

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