by KKmommy » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:40 pm
My children and I were rear ended Sept 23, 2007. I secured an attorney and assumed he would be handling my children's claim as well. He is not and only recently contacted me to sign papers allowing him to represent my children. During this time I have found out my attorney has been in jail for the past 4 years for embezzlement. He also told me during these past 4 years he had taken time off and was in Europe taking a much needed vacation. Ok so Im stuck with him and at this point I am trying to handle my children's claim on my own. My children werent taken to the hospital in an ambulance nor was I, I was taken straight to jail and not offered medical attention because I was driving under suspension. The driver who struck me failed to yeild to a light on a draw bridge and rammed the back of my car. The insurance company has totaled my car and paid damages in the amount of $1500.00 (and I had to pay the storage and towing fees). Ok so when I was released from jail later on that night I had to go the ER and took my children along with me of course. A very good friend of mine came with to help with the children. I did not realize until later on that my children had not recieved xrays. I'm trying to make this story short but detailed as possible. Again I am trying to settle the claim for my children who are 2 and 10 the 10 year old being a downs child. Neither of my children are verbal and I have a hard time trying to access they're level of pain! My children's lives have been turned upside down to having to move from a private school to a county school, to changing they're everyday routine, as well as nightmares and the battle I go thru to get them both in vehicles and on the school bus since the accident. The insurance adjuster offered my children $500.00 for they're pain and suffering. This is ridiculous to me, what should I do, how do I know what they're claim is worth? What about future effects of this wreck on my children? The adjuster has assured me that because my children had to leave they're home and relocate to another school who cannot service my son's needs as his previous school...my 2yr old's nightmares and unwillingness to ride in a vehicle is compensated for with an offer of 500 not to exceed 650.00!
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:53 am Post Subject:
I made the decision to go into debt and buy a new car because we adopted our grand daughter and my other two vehicles were giving me problems, I did not want to get stranded with an infant. I could barely afford it, but it was a decision I thought was right because, I am responsible for her safety.
I could not see me letting the insurance lap or doing something that jeapordize my driving privilidges, when a child comes a long, it is a whole lifestyle change. For us, it meant, no more partying, no more taking the unnecessary risks that would jeapordize our driving privilidges, home or jobs. This is strictly personal oppinion and the decisions that we made to put our child first.
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:05 pm Post Subject:
Well put and for what it's worth I total agree when our first was born (nearly 29years ago) We made the decision then that they (kids, now grandkids) and their well being came FIRST ahead of EVERYTHING else...
This is strictly personal oppinion and the decisions that we made to put our child first.
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 05:30 pm Post Subject:
I see alot of people that don't where I work, I fail to even question why anymore, they always have a reason that in their mind is okay with them. I guess if they can live with it, then who am I to question it right.
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 08:37 pm Post Subject:
Sorry lady....my heart bleeds only for the kids... Take what they're offering if the law says you deserve it and run with it. Wish they only paid for the doctor visits. Why wouldn't you take them back to the doctor instead of typing online that the child is saying they have pain??? Totally irresponsible parenting.
You chose to put your children in the position REGARDLESS of the situation. You had no business even driving to start with. Bottom Line.
Ignorance of the law is NO excuse.
Funny we need a license to own a dog when such irresponsible humans are breeding and the poor children are stuck w/ them as role models.
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 08:44 pm Post Subject:
Yeah freezinginmaine,
You got it, we have a lot of examples of irresponsible parenting on here, it is amazing, LOL, people sometimes don't make any sense to me either. This one did not come back, I don't think she liked the answers that she got the first time around.
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