Q: My minor son has been awarded a lawsuit I need help
Minor son attack by a dog almost lost his arm A structured lawsuit being put in a trust fund signed deal and delivered by a judge lawyer is telling me to wait on a 3rd party to release the fund to get the allotted monies to me for out of pocket expenses to help my son get his arm back functioning is that possible lawyer stated waiting on funds to be disbursed
A: Yes, it is possible for there to exist a situation where there is a wait for settlement funds to be disbursed, but it sounds like you are having some kind of communication problem with your attorney. You should be able to fully understand what the status of the settlement distribution is and the exact reasons for what is happening. If there is a communication problem, write to your attorney to address it and get it solved. Or is this a case of you receiving a completely understandable explanation, but you're not sure if you should trust your attorney's word? If that's the situation, you probably need to schedule a consultation with another attorney to review the relevant documents and communications.
A: In my very experienced opinion, the absolute last thing you need during this incredible time of stress is to start a fight with the lawyer who YOU hired and who obviously was experienced and good enough to have fought for your son as hard as he did and got the other side to establish the trust fund for you son. If you attack your lawyer now the delay will get even longer and your son will continue to suffer--for what you did.
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