Q: In a wrongfully death case do we have to include my son's daughter who he signed off of her after she was born .??
Is she still entitled to get social security ?? She has never been adopted she was raised by her mother my son's x girl friend
A: If your son legally relinquished his paternal rights to the child, her rights were terminated. You are represented by Indiana counsel in your wrongful death suit concerning your son. This is a question for your attorney. Your attorney may think it best to provide the information to the Court that he had a biological daughter but relinquished his paternal rights. If your son had a legal spouse and/or biological children who were acknowledged, those individuals must be noticed. If your son died at a time when he was not legally married and without any legal issue, his surviving siblings and surviving parents must be notified as they would be the beneficiaries. You are paying your attorney between 33% and 40% of your recovery. It is silly for you to ask these questions in an online forum when you already paid a qualified attorney who has access to all the information necessary to give you accurate answers.
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