{"id":1562,"date":"2007-05-20T12:49:41","date_gmt":"2007-05-20T12:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/wrongful_death_of_a_child_appo\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:14:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:14:18","slug":"wrongful-death-of-a-child-appo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/wrongful-death-of-a-child-appo\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrongful Death of a Child: Apportionment of Proceeds Between Divorced Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who has practiced law for any period of time in the area of Serious Injury Litigation unfortunately comes across cases where a child has been killed as a result of the negligent act of a third party and the cause of action resides in divorced or separated parents.   These cases not only are tragic, they can be very sad and\/or messy.<\/p>\n<p>The law has long been in Georgia that where parents are divorced and their unmarried child dies as a result of a negligent act of another that either parent may bring a cause of action for the wrongful death of their child on behalf of the other.  If there is later a settlement or recovery from a jury, the law further provides that the proceeds from the case shall be divided between the divorced parents on an equitable basis.  If the parents cannot agree on how the money should be divided, then in that event, a judge shall conduct a hearing, allow each parent to have the opportunity to be heard and produce evidence regarding that parent\u2019s relationship with the child and then determine the percentage of the judgment or settlement to be awarded to each.<\/p>\n<p>O.C.G.A. \u00a7 19-7-1 provides that in a case where parents are divorced and there has been a recovery for the wrongful death of their child that the judge in such a case, where the parties cannot otherwise agree, shall consider each parent\u2019s relationship with the deceased child, including permanent custody, control and support, as well as any other factors found to be pertinent.  The judge can decide whether each parent should receive 50% of any such settlement or recovery or whether one parent should receive a greater percentage than the other.  The judge\u2019s decision according to Georgia law \u201cshall not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/wrongful-death-of-a-child-appo\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Wrongful Death of a Child: Apportionment of Proceeds Between Divorced Parents\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who has practiced law for any period of time in the area of Serious Injury Litigation unfortunately comes across cases where a child has been killed as a result of the negligent act of a third party and the cause of action resides in divorced or separated parents. 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