---
title: "Prepare court-approval papers for a child or protected-person settlement"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-court-approval-papers-for-a-child-or-protected-person-settlement"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-T1-R11"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare court-approval papers for a child or protected-person settlement

> The approval affidavit, counsel's opinion and the proposed orders are the lawyer's to write and the tool writes nothing into any of them.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-court-approval-papers-for-a-child-or-protected-person-settlement  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | The approval affidavit, counsel's opinion and the proposed orders are the lawyer's to write and the tool writes nothing into any of them. Compare the lawyer's draft against the proofing note and the executed settlement terms, index the annexures — medical and care reports, costs disclosure and fund-management material — list every assertion about the protected person's interests that has no source on the file, reconcile the deductions — statutory refunds, costs and disbursements — against the source notices so the net sum to be held for the protected person adds up, and check the papers and the proposed orders against the approval requirements and certificates the lawyer supplies. |
| What the lawyer must review | Approval is the court's. The lawyer writes the affidavit, the opinion and the proposed orders, and the tutor or guardian swears only what they can adopt as their own evidence. Confirm the current approval rules and that the compromise is in the person's interests. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

The responsible lawyer reviews the work against the instructions, sources and intended use.

- What the AI does: Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording and assembling provisional schedules. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope.
- What the lawyer does: Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Suggested checking approach based on the task guidance. Complete the assessment for the actual tool, information and jurisdiction.
- Why: The plan reflects the described work and review requirements. Policy colours are not used to determine permission or checking.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm each factual assertion with the witness and original record. Preserve the witness’s own knowledge and words, and check the court’s rules for this document.
2. Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
3. Confirm that the wording reflects the client’s instructions and contains no unintended admission, concession or commitment. Check the recipient and tone.
4. Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
5. Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
6. Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.

## Notes

- Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts. The checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Victorian Supreme Court: approval of a compromise for a person under disability](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/vic-compromise-under-disability.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist of Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2025 (Vic) rule 15.08. A compromise of a claim by or against a person under disability is not valid without the Court's approval.… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-court-approval-papers-for-a-child-or-protected-person-settlement/united-states.md) | Red |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*