768.23
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
Maugeri v. Plourde (1981)
“Section 768.23, Florida Statutes (1977), provides: Protection of minors and incompetents.”
Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules (2003)
“§ 768.23, Fla. Stat. Protection of minors and incompetents.”
Nixon v. Bryson (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. Department of Transp. (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. (1996)
“§ 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 Probate Rules (1992)
“§ 768.23, Fla.Stat. Protection of minors and incompetents.”
In re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules (2007)
“§ 768.23, Fla. Stat. Protection of minors and incompetents.”
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