Legal Question in Family Law in California

Loss of consortium

Hi,

My father died and his estate is about to be split up. His wife of 3 years, not my mother, has an attorney and sent this to my attorney, this is her basically offer:

1/3 Attorneys fees

Attorney costs

One half remainder to wife

Other half to the estate

Deduct estate costs

Then split again: half to wife, half split among my 2 sisters and I

By the way, my father was killed by a drunk driver, my attorney and her attorney sued the bar that served the drunk driver.

I do not care or question the attorneys� fees, but I think she is getting a much better deal than my sisters and I.

However, my attorney is telling me to take this offer and not fight it. He stated that she will argue loss of consortium and my sisters and I will probably not win.

Is this sound advice??

Please, I haven�t a clue so any advice would be a huge help.


Asked on 2/06/07, 12:28 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lyle Johnson Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law

Re: Loss of consortium

You should be discussing this with your attorney. Your attorney knows much more about the facts than you have provided in you question. Thus should be in a better position to evaluate the matter.

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Answered on 2/21/07, 7:11 pm


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