In this video, attorney Theodore A. Spaulding reviews the requirements for filing a wrongful death claim in Georgia. He explains the levels of consideration required and which parties hold the most decision-making power.
Who can file a wrongful death claim in Georgia? Keep watching this video to find out.
Hi. I’m Theodore Spaulding. I’m Atlanta personal injury trial lawyer and I am the founder here at Spaulding Injury Law.
So this is a really important question in wrongful death cases. Who’s got the claim? The injured party, unfortunately, has died, so they obviously can’t bring the claim themselves, right? So what Georgia has done is set up a statutory scheme that lists, in order of importance, of who has the claim and you, kind of, go down that list. If you don’t have the first person, you go to the second. If the second person isn’t there, you go to the third.
And so naturally, it all starts with spouse. If the deceased was married at the time of the incident, then the sp