N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 691.19

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 43, October 23, 2024

Section 691.19 - Compromise of claims or actions belonging to infants

(a) An application for the approval by the court of a settlement of a claim or cause of action belonging to an infant must be made as provided in CPLR 1207 and 1208.

(b) In the case of a claim or demand belonging to an infant, any sum collected by an attorney shall be deposited in a special account apart from his personal account, in accordance with the provisions of section 691.12 of this Part, and a statement of the amount received shall be delivered personally to the duly qualified guardian of the infant or mailed to such guardian by registered or certified mail addressed to said guardian's last known address. But no payment or withdrawal shall be made from such deposit in the said account to the credit of the infant's claim except pursuant to an order of the court after application as provided in section 474 of the Judiciary Law, upon at least two days' notice to the guardian.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 691.19