{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-120","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-120","heading":"Settlement of actions involving minor children; appointment of guardian of estate.","body":"(a)\nA person entitled to maintain or defend an action on behalf of a minor child, including an action relating to real estate, is competent to settle an action so brought and, upon settlement thereof or upon satisfaction of a judgment obtained therein, is competent to give a full acquittance and release of all liability in connection with the action, but such a settlement is not valid unless approved by a judge of the court in which the action is pending.\n\n(b)\nA person may not receive money or other property on behalf of a minor in settlement of an action brought on behalf of or against the minor or in satisfaction of a judgment in the action, where, after deduction of fees, costs and all other expenses incident to the matter, the net value of the money and property due the minor exceeds $3,000, before he is appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction as guardian of the estate of the minor to receive the money or property, and qualifies as such.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 1. Guardianship of Infants.","Subchapter I. Appointment of Guardian; Bond."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-120","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"25daf1dc6309443ccbfa8e046392d0e5a54e5eee577901cd39e4b5b9d8867c83","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-119","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}