Mississippi requires the chancery court to approve a child's injury settlement as fair and in the child's best interest
Mississippi handles a child's injury settlement under Miss. Code 93-20-431, which requires chancery court approval of an unliquidated claim, and 93-20-414, which governs a conservator's settlements. The procedure and fee rules are in the Uniform Chancery Court Rules, a minor is defined in 93-20-102 and the deadline for a child is in 15-1-59.
See why and when a chancery court approves a child's settlement, how conservatorships and structured settlements work, and how the chancellor sets the attorney fee.