flora maestas
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What is the name of your state? Alberta, Canada
My son in law is a Canadian resident and had been here in the United States since my daughter and he married in February of 2003. He was just beginning the process of filing for citizenship, beginning with a work permit, when, in July of that same year, he received word from Canada that his mother had been run over and killed by a drunk driver. He went back to Canada to settle her estate, etc.
He is the only child and was living at home until he and my daughter married. At the time of his mother's death, he was still 24 years of age. He remained up in Canada until this week and had hired an attorney there. He has been basically waiting almost a year now to receive an offer to settle from the auto insurance company of the man who ran down his mother (who has since been convicted and is serving five years in jail) In any case,
just the other day, his attorney advised him that the insurance company was not required to settle with any family member who was either under 25 (which he was not at the time) or was married, which he is. They do not classify such individuals as dependents and, therefore, they are not titled to compensation. However, had he not been married, he would have received as much as
$ 250,000.00. Is this true? Is this a scam of some kind?
What recourse, if any, does he have? Being his mother's sole survivor, I would think he should receive something especially since this man has already been proven guilty.
Can someone with some knowledge of Canadian law shed some light on this?
My son in law is a Canadian resident and had been here in the United States since my daughter and he married in February of 2003. He was just beginning the process of filing for citizenship, beginning with a work permit, when, in July of that same year, he received word from Canada that his mother had been run over and killed by a drunk driver. He went back to Canada to settle her estate, etc.
He is the only child and was living at home until he and my daughter married. At the time of his mother's death, he was still 24 years of age. He remained up in Canada until this week and had hired an attorney there. He has been basically waiting almost a year now to receive an offer to settle from the auto insurance company of the man who ran down his mother (who has since been convicted and is serving five years in jail) In any case,
just the other day, his attorney advised him that the insurance company was not required to settle with any family member who was either under 25 (which he was not at the time) or was married, which he is. They do not classify such individuals as dependents and, therefore, they are not titled to compensation. However, had he not been married, he would have received as much as
$ 250,000.00. Is this true? Is this a scam of some kind?
What recourse, if any, does he have? Being his mother's sole survivor, I would think he should receive something especially since this man has already been proven guilty.
Can someone with some knowledge of Canadian law shed some light on this?