Legal Question in Personal Injury in Connecticut

Re: talking for spouse in court

A non-lawyer cannot represent another person in court. A judge may allow you to repeat what your wife is saying if she cannot be heard, but even this is doubtful, as the judge would want to make sure what she says is repeated exactly without any summarizing or changing words. It is much more probable that the court would want some sort of professional in court to help with your wife's disability, perhaps someone who could operate amplifying equipment. You certainly would not be allowed to speak in her behalf, to make arguments, or to ask her or anyone questions. I would be interested to know the details of your wife's case (when and how she got hurt, if there's a police report, do you have witnesses, what do her medical report says, etc.). Handling a case in court for a non-lawyer, incidentally would be very hard. A non-lawyer could easily make mistakes that would cause the case to be lost or require a new trial. For instance, you say you are suing an insurance company. That is incorrect, you are suing a person who may be insured by an insurance company. There usually can not be any mention of insurance during a trial. If it is mentioned, the judge may be required to cancel the rest of the trial and have the case start over again. Some mistakes could allow the other side to win automatically. You really should speak to a lawyer. Also, you do not say when the accident happened. Generally, an accident case has to filed in court within 2 years so as not to lose all rights to sue. See the accident page of my website for more information.