Legal Question in Personal Injury in Florida

Hello, about 5 months ago my Girlfriend Got hit by a car and she was hurt pretty bad and had to be on a Walker for quite a while. I really dont know what happened but she told me that it ended up being her fault but she said she was going to recieve money. today she called me and said they recieved 54000 dollars but her mom talk to the lawyer and said if she starts working and she is 17 that the government will take money from her something like that i think because once you start working you pay taxes and the 54k also gets deducted by taxes. she wants to get a job because she is a senior in highschool and she needs to save up money and she cant use the 54k until she turns 18 and her birthday is after high school ends. please help.


Asked on 1/26/13, 11:23 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Barry Stein De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary

Settlements in a personal injury case are not taxable. Not sure what the funds are that she is receiving. She needs to speak to the attorney with her mother. There may be liens against any settlement for bills that were paid.

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Answered on 1/26/13, 11:40 am


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