Rule 7.953. Order for the deposit of funds of a minor or a person with a disability
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.953
Current text effective January 1, 2007.
#(a) Acknowledgment of receipt by financial institution
In any case in which the court orders that funds to be received by a minor or a person with a disability must be deposited in a financial institution and not disbursed without further order of the court, the order must include a provision that a certified or filed endorsed copy of the order must be delivered to a manager at the financial institution where the funds are to be deposited, and that a receipt from the financial institution must be promptly filed with the court, acknowledging receipt of both the funds deposited and the order for deposit of funds.
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
#(b) Order permitting the withdrawal of funds by a former minor
If, in the order approving the compromise of a minor's claim, there is a finding that the minor will attain the age of majority on a definite date, the order for deposit may require that the depository permit the withdrawal of funds by the former minor after that date, without further order of the court.
#History
Rule 7.953 amended effective January 1, 2007; adopted effective January 1, 2002.
What this rule requires
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
When the court orders funds received by a minor or person with a disability deposited and withheld from disbursement without further court order, the order must provide that the financial institution’s receipt acknowledging the funds and deposit order be promptly filed with the court.
The rule's wording
In any case in which the court orders that funds to be received by a minor or a person with a disability must be deposited in a financial institution and not disbursed without further order of the court, the order must include a provision that a certified or filed endorsed copy of the order must be delivered to a manager at the financial institution where the funds are to be deposited, and that a receipt from the financial institution must be promptly filed with the court, acknowledging receipt of both the funds deposited and the order for deposit of funds.
Document Filing Requirements
When the court orders funds received by a minor or person with a disability deposited and withheld from disbursement without further court order, the order must provide for delivery of a certified or filed endorsed copy to a financial institution manager and prompt filing of the institution’s receipt.
The rule's wording
In any case in which the court orders that funds to be received by a minor or a person with a disability must be deposited in a financial institution and not disbursed without further order of the court, the order must include a provision that a certified or filed endorsed copy of the order must be delivered to a manager at the financial institution where the funds are to be deposited, and that a receipt from the financial institution must be promptly filed with the court, acknowledging receipt of both the funds deposited and the order for deposit of funds.
If, in the order approving the compromise of a minor's claim, there is a finding that the minor will attain the age of majority on a definite date, the order for deposit may require that the depository permit the withdrawal of funds by the former minor after that date, without further order of the court.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.