Q: my friends won a financial setelment and she passed monday how can her husband find the case # he cant find any info
it was a law sute over the death of their unborn child. she kept all the family records and he cant find any paper work on the case of the lawyers name the money was to be transfered to their account wednesday she has been brain dead for 3 weeks and was removed from life support and passed monday. he has her 3 childreen in his custody and the settlement was awarded to them both she handeled every thing while he was working 2 jobs and now he doesnt know how to find the court info
A: There are several ways to find a Case as there are only so many Clerks of Circuit Courts and Federal Courts in your area. But are you sure a suit was filed in the first place? There may have been a Settlement without filing suit. You could start by calling every lawyer in the area and asking. But the Husband should have been involved also, and should have at least talked once to the lawyer that took the Case. He should be able to find that lawyer's office. If there was actually a Settlement, it will be confidential. But diligent questioning of her Husband and friends should disclose who handled the Claim, what if any Court was involved, and who is supposed to be paying.
A: He should start by going to the Court for the county where you lived when the unborn child passed. You would then find I'm assuming an estate case opened. Second, where did she get medical care while she was pregnant with that child? Go to the civil court records to see if there is a case under her name or the name of that child. Further steps are outlined by Mr. Avery.
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