Having done personal injury car accident work and litigation for the last 15 years each summer I see tragic car accident cases involving the death of minors and teenage kids which frequently involve alcohol. Motor vehicle car accident crashes are the number one cause of death for teens in America as they take nearly 6000 young lives and injure another 300,000 teens every year.

In any wrongful death car accident fatality case in the state of Oregon and in the state of Washington one parent or guardian is appointed to pursue the case whether as a personal representative or the estate executor. Wrongful death cases can often turn into a race to the court house. In any wrongful death case if the parents are divorced or split up any parent can take the lead on the case in terms of getting appointed as the personal estate representative or executor.

Parents of deceased teens and minors are entitled to compensation for their loss and if the parents are divorced it often comes down to a question of fact as to the degree or the amount of time the deceased child was involved in their life. I have been directly involved in cases where one parent has little contact with a child who dies in a car accident and recovers money despite a record of little or no contact with the child.

Loss of a child in a car accident is a tragic event and having an understanding (car accident injury) lawyer may ease the burden such a loss presents.

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