Houston, TX asked in Car Accidents for Texas

Q: Is my son entitled to compensation if a driver hit his father (pedestrian) causing possible permanent disability.

He was paying child support and can no longer work, due to injury and possible mental capacity changes.

I am also curious if there could be any payment for my son for time missed with his father. we are looking at long time hospitalization with no visits.

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Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
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  • Personal Injury Lawyer
  • Little Neck, NY

A: A Texas attorney could advise best, but your post remains open for four weeks. Only a local attorney could advise meaningfully as to the operation of first-party benefits and the type of jurisdiction Texas is in terms of such benefits, but as a general premise, a number of different forms of money damages could be asserted in any given injury case.

The best thing for you to do would be to reach out to a Texas attorney who handles injury cases (and an attorney who handles disability cases, based on your mention of a possible permanent disability - maybe you could find a law firm that works in both areas) to discuss in detail. Most attorneys who work in this area offer free initial consults. I hope your son's father's condition improves. Good luck

Tim Akpinar

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