Re: who knows what we can do?

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If you had been married it might have been different.

On 10/02/05, Eve wrote:
> thanks for your answer.
> It is just so sad. I mean ... it just does not feel right!
> And he settled with the car insurance from the driver, then we can not
> take action against the driver?
> I'm sorry, your legal system is so different from ours, that's why I'm
> asking.
>
> Just because you tell that story about the couple. I'm sad to hear
> that.
> In our case... we are not married, I'm with him because I love him.
> The money he received ain't gone. I just want to give him a life. I
> mean, he was very intelligent and now he has no chance of whatever.
> the only thing I can do, is trying to give him love, a life as normal
> possible. And that I try. It just makes me feel sad that in those
> circumstances, the lawyer did not do what he had to do. If we made
> clear that we did not wanted that, etc.
> But nothing to do.
>
> ney to On 10/02/05, 00 wrote:
>> Based on what you have posted, it appears the case is closed.
>>
>> That is why it is so important to not only make sure that the lump-
>> sum settlement is sufficent (as it is a one-time deal), but that the
>> parties involved use the money wisely. No doubt, he signed papers
>> stating that the case was fully resolved with no future actions
>> allowed against them on his or his relatives' part.
>>
>> I know of one guy who got a large settlement following an auto
>> injury. Within ONE YEAR, the couple managed to burn through
>> $300,000. "Surprisingly" one month after the money was gone, the
> wife
>> kicked him out of his own house (purchased with his settlement money)
>> and filed for a divorce. Now the guy has no money and has had to
>> liquidate most of his assets that were purchased. To top it off,
>> because he co-mingled monies, his wife got a share in the divorce
>> (which should not have happened) and he is now living with his
>> parents as he cannot afford his own place. And of course, he cannot
>> work because of his injuries.
>>
>> On 10/02/05, Eve wrote:
>>> We received the phone call about the accident. Me and his mother
>>> went as soon as possible to the US. There his mother took a
>>> lawyer, the made a contract.
>>> Back in Belgium he made clear that he would settle. We (and our
>>> Belgian lawyer) made clear that we wanted to go to court. We
>>> would not want to settle for the amount.
>>> He has withdraw the money on an account in Belgium and that was it.
>>> So yes he received the money.
>>>
>>> On 10/02/05, 00 wrote:
>>>> Has the check been received and/or cashed? If so, by whom? I am
>>>> assuming that someone has Power of Attorney over him and that
>>>> they are making these decisions. Attorneys cannot do anything
>>>> without the clients' approval.
>>>>
>>>> On 10/02/05, Eve wrote:
>>>>> so the lawyer can do that without an signature of a family
>>>>> member? We made clear from in the beginning that we did not
>>>>> wanted this.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/02/05, 00 wrote:
>>>>>> If he has already received the check, cashed the check and
>>>>>> signed the papers, then there is no more blood to squeeze
>>>>>> from this turnip.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/02/05, Eve wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm a Belgian woman, living in Belgium with an American
>>>>>>> problem.
>>>>>>> My boyfriend was the victim of a drunken driver in Denver
>>>>>>> Colorado (february 2002). He was in a coma, brain damage,
>>>>>>> he is disabled for more then 66&37;, will never be able to
>>>>>>> take care for himself, et cetera.
>>>>>>> We took a lawyer, he settled for 250.000 US dollars (took
>>>>>>> 33&37;) that leaves 160.000 US dollars for my boyfriend.
>>>>>>> CAN WE FIGHT THAT SETTLEMENT?
>>>>>>> That does not compensate the losses we had, never earn
>>>>>>> money because he is not able to work!
>>>>>>> Is this possible, is there nothing we can do about this?
>>>>>>> please... let us know!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>