{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-140c1-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 140C1/2","heading":"Settlement of claim of minor or incompetent; judicial powers; petition for settlement approval","body":"Section 140C1/2. The trial court may review and approve a settlement for damages because of personal injury to a minor or incompetent person in any case before the court where any party has filed a petition for settlement approval signed by all parties. The trial court may make such orders and take such action as it deems necessary to effectuate the disposition of a settlement approval including but not limited to the appointment of a guardian, the appointment of a guardian ad litem, or the holding of an evidentiary hearing. With respect to a settlement for which approval is requested under this section, a guardian or a guardian ad litem appointed by said trial court shall have the same authority as if appointed pursuant to a proceeding under chapter two hundred and one.\nAny party to a settlement of a claim of a minor or incompetent person, when such claim is not in suit, may initiate an action by filing a complaint and petition for settlement approval for the purpose of seeking the court's approval of the settlement under this section.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 231"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter231/Section140C1~2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:53Z","sha256":"7d9322150ea29b5434370dd4102f22ccd9595378e6afc455863e6220d8ead6fc","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-140c","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-141-to-147"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}