Thursday, July 9, 2009

My Husband Was Hit By a Drunk Driver and I Cannot Support Our Family on My Income Alone

It is an unfortunate part of the reality of the automobile age that people are frequently hurt and even killed in car accidents. The emotional devastation a severe injury or death can have on a family are indescribable to one who has not experienced it themselves, and no amount of money can make some of those hurts go away. However, the financial pressures that such a situations can place on a family are huge, and even if they laws cannot remove the emotional suffering itself, there are laws in place to help provide people who are hurt, or who have loved ones hurt, in this manner to receive financial compensation.

Drunk driving is certainly not going to make a person exempt from you receiving damages from the accident, and if anything may leave them more culpable, as it is a serious crime in every state. It is possible for an auto injury lawyer to seek financial recompense for you and your family. This includes money which will cover the cost of any medical or funeral expenses, as well as lost wages and other financial losses.

The ability to seek payment for lost wages can be incredibly important for some families. Imagine the situation of a stay at home parent with one working parent, a single income family, especially if they have more than one child. Now, if that working parent become injured and can no longer support the family, the outlook could be incredibly grim for that family if they had no way of trying to receive support. That is why if your spouse is hurt in an auto accident, you should always seek legal help right away, as an attorney will let you know what legal recourse you have available to you in terms of seeking payment not only for the medical expenses but also for loss of income.

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