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Cover Your Financial Future After Injury

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You have multiple options when it comes to personal injury attorney, and using these options can keep you financially secure if the settlement amount isn't what you expected. Before signing anything or assuming that a cash settlement amount is the most you'll get out of the situation, consider a few compensation details and financial assistance options that can make your financial future more secure.

What Are Your Costs?

To understand your financial risks, you first need to know about any medical debt related to the injury. It shouldn't be your responsibility, but complications related to the injury could make pinning down financial responsibility a bit difficult.

Your legal opponent needs to pay for every bill related to your injury, but shouldn't have to pay for unrelated issues such as injuries caused by your own negligence or another situation. Pre-existing conditions are usually not covered unless they happen to be taken care of during your injury claim-related medical care.

When you plot out these costs, you may need a team of medical specialists who can gauge the potential of a long-term disability, as well as an attorney who can pin down the legal paperwork to justify theoretical medical responsibility. This could be in the form of a quarterly or yearly payment system after getting regularly-scheduled checkups to confirm that you still have a disabling condition.

In additional to medical costs, are you losing work because of the injury? Wage and salary workers have an easier time with showing their lost earnings, but freelancers may need to establish a realistic work history and set of projected clients to get a reliable payment. An attorney can help with that amount as well.

Vocational Rehabilitation And College Options

If you lost your job because of the injury or if your job is significantly harder to do because of the injury, you need to consider another line of work. Whether it's a complete loss of work, a loss of productivity, or promotion issues, your legal opponent needs to carry the bill for your career recovery.

One way for you to get into a financially stable situation while working through limited settlement options is to ask for vocational rehabilitation. Your legal opponent could pay for advanced training in another career path, or cover your college expenses. 

This can be cheaper than skyrocketing settlement amounts, and may be agreed to more readily if your legal opponent can find affordable options that suit your needs. Contact a personal injury attorney to discuss your options.


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