Young children that lose a parent or a spouse who loses a partner often faces additional financial burdens people involved in personal injuries might not experience. When the primary wage earner of a household is lost due to someone else’s negligence families are often put in dire circumstances. It’s important for wrongful death attorneys to seek appropriate damages to ensure surviving family members can maintain their quality of life.Seeking money to continue making rent payments or putting food on the table aren’t the only damages that should be sought in a wrongful death case.

A parent may have been able to help a child pay for college or cover tuition. A family may have lost their employer-provided health insurance coverage when their loved one passed away. The surviving spouse may have additional childcare expenses now that they’re a single parent. Surviving family members may also be eligible to seek special non-economic loss of consortium damages for loss of companionship or parental guidance.

Calculating lost wages can also be complicated in wrongful death cases. The deceased’s current wage should be considered but also their projected remaining years of work and promotions they would have likely received in the future.