Infant settlement procedures get an overhaul in Fairfax 
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Published: January 31, 2011
Tags: Domestic Relations, Ethics, Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Dennis J. Smith, Judge Jane Marum Roush, Judge Thomas D. Horne, Loudoun County Circuit Court, Virginia State Bar
Some Northern Virginia judges and lawyers are taking a fresh look at what had been a routine procedure intended to protect the rights of children when settling their civil claims.
In Loudoun and Fairfax Counties, judges have decided that, in many cases where they are called on to approve tort settlements, they want to pick the ...
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