After suffering a horrendous loss, the last thing you want to worry about is the financials, but sometimes it’s necessary to think about so that you can protect your family’s future after a wrongful death.

After you’ve grieved and settled down, it may be time to think about the various ways to protect your family’s future after a wrongful death. Below are the basic steps.

If you lost a loved one whose presence, income, and contributions played a huge role in your family, then the first step is to see if their death was caused by another party’s negligence.

1. If yes, then you can begin filing a wrongful death claim.
2. Find a personal injury attorney who not only has experience and knowledge of wrongful death cases, but someone who shows compassion for your case.
3. Work with your attorney to determine your loved one’s contributions to your family so that you can seek out and fight for maximum compensations. If your loved one’s death was due to the negligence of another party, then there may be many different types of compensation that your family is entitled to and these may include:

• Doctor bills, hospital expenses, prescription drug costs and any other medical expenses;
• Funeral costs;
• Loss of income, benefits and financial support and future earning capacity;
• Loss of spouse/father in care capacity;
• Emotional distress;
• Loss of inheritance and future prospects;
• Loss of household contributions and childcare services;
• Survivorship actions;
• And, any other costs that may be relevant to your specific case.

Typically, the immediate family members are the ones to file a wrongful death claim.

For information relevant to your case, consult with a personal injury attorney.