Ramos v. Ramos’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
August 1999
most recently cited
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 26 U.S.C. § 104
Relies on Ramos v. Ramos
Most-quoted passages
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“All proceedings to enter a judgment to consummate a settlement in matters involving infants and incompetents shall be heard by the court without a jury. The court shall determine whether the settlement is fair and reasonable as to its amount and terms. In the case of a structured settlement providing for deferral of all or part of the proceeds thereof, the court shall also satisfy itself, based on the financial security of the obligor or surety and such other relevant facts as may be adduced, of the reasonable certainty that all future payments will be made as proposed by the settlement.... The court, on the request of the claimant or the claimant's attorney or on its own motion, may approve the expenses incident to the litigation, including attorney’s fees....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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