Child and infant claim are very different from other personal injury claims and the main factor which differentiates this claim from the others is the child itself and the age that is associated with a child.
How to File an Infant or Child Personal Injury Claim?
An infant or child injury claim can only be filed if the child is under 18 and he/ she cannot fight their own legal suit so they have to appoint someone else to help them out. Any person can help the child but they have to fight in favor of the child and their own personal interests can not get involved during this case and they have to completely support the child with full loyalty.
It is not necessary that a child’s parents have to be the legal supervisor of the child, if the case of any injury claim is filed against one of the parents then in no simple way can the parent act as a legal guardian of the child. in this case a litigation friend is hired who will be responsible for all the court proceeding in the behalf of that child and that friend has to be available for all the decisions and hearing that has to be approved by the judge for the well being of nay infant or child.
The litigation friend can be only that person who is completely independent from all this matter and not involved in this claim in whatever angle or query the judge or the court may ask for. The litigation friend has to follow the approval of the child and has to take care of the decisions and approvals of the child otherwise any friend will be declared unfit for this position and the decision would not be executed whether in favor or against the child.
Time Limit for The Injury Claim
The infant injury claim can only be filed when the child is at minors age and cannot fight for his/her own rights so he/she will require a legal subordinate to support them in this matter. Any matter related to the case hearing whether it will include any property or judgement that will include the child and once the child turns 18 all the decisions and authorities will be handed over to them in proper legal manner.
The child also has the liberty to file a case against any personal injury if they even have reached the age of 18 and they can file the claim until they are 21 years old. The judge and the court will still accept the proofs and claims made against any of the parties and the child will have full liberty of even filing the injury at 18 years old even when that particular child sustained the injury as an infant, the court will still take the claim or the case in account and deal with it properly.
If you think and you know that you have suffered from any loss then you must immediately contact any personal injury lawyer Stockport and file a injury claim against the defendant as soon as possible.
