Fatal Accident Claims

When someone dies in an accident their dependants are entitled to claim a fixed statutory sum of £11,800.

Dependants can be categorised as the following.

• A husband or wife - or former husband of wife of the deceased.
• A civil partner or former civil partner of the deceased
• A person living with the deceased - as husband or wife - for at least two years prior to the death
• A parent or any other dependant of the deceased
• A person who was treated as his or her parent by the deceased
• A child or any other parent of the deceased
• A person, who in the case of a marriage to which the deceased was at any time a party, was treated by the deceased as a child of the family in relation to that marriage
• A person who is a brother, sister, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew or cousin of the deceased

If the claim is on behalf of both parents of a child the amount is divided equally between them. Parents of a child over 18, children of a deceased parent, parents of a stillborn infant and other relatives are not entitled to claim damages for bereavement.

If you think you may have a fatal accident claim contact Law Options for a free assessment of your case.