Does a minor have to pay out the attorney fees paid out of the share of the settlement proceeds?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Schulz v. Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc., 238 Cal.Rptr.3d 737, 27 Cal.App.5th 1167 (Cal. App. 2018):
Corder v. Corder (2007) 41 Cal.4th 644, 653-654, 61 Cal.Rptr.3d 660, 161 P.3d 172.) In any case in which settlement proceeds are paid to a minor, the court must approve the attorney fees paid out of the minor's share. (See Prob. Code, 3600 - 3601.)
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