Road accident. How can you obtain compensation?
People injured in road accidents are entitled to a range of benefits: compensation, compensation for non-material damage and, in justified cases, supplementary pension payments due to increased needs.
Remember that if you have suffered bodily injuries as a passenger, driver, pedestrian or cyclist, you may pursue the benefits due to you under the compulsory third-party liability insurance of the person responsible for the accident or the entity obliged to repair the damage.
What should you do?
Write down the perpetrator’s details carefully, including their third-party liability insurance policy number. Meticulously collect all documents related to the circumstances of the accident. Record visits to doctors, hospitals and rehabilitation, and compile diagnoses. Be aware that you are entitled to compensation and compensation for non-material damage. Request advance payments toward compensation if you are unable to cover, for example, treatment costs on an ongoing basis.
Collect the invoices
An injured person may seek reimbursement of treatment costs, such as the purchase of medicines, dressings or orthopaedic devices; the costs of consultations and medical procedures; travel costs for medical appointments and rehabilitation; the costs of purchasing necessary equipment required during the normal course of treatment; and the costs of receiving necessary care from third parties.
The amount of compensation for non-material damage will undoubtedly be affected, among other things, by the duration and extent of the harm suffered, the length of treatment, the intensity of pain, lost prospects for the future, age, as well as irreversible consequences of the accident, such as disfigurement or even disability.
You will not be able to enforce these claims without properly collected, complete documentation and professional assistance from a law firm. It is common for insurers to delay proceedings, reduce the amounts due or refuse to pay benefits that are owed. In many cases, it is necessary to take the matter to court. The amounts awarded by courts are considerably higher; only around 20–30% of injured people decide to pursue court proceedings.
Divorce Without Determining Fault
Angelika and her husband have shared 12 years of married life. They have no children. Until then, they seemed to be a well-matched couple. However, Angelika becomes the president’s assistant and frequently travels on business with her boss, while her husband treats each of her subsequent returns home as evidence of infidelity. Her husband wants his wife to quit. Angelika is fully aware of the current situation on the job market and does not intend to leave the company, but she continues to hear from her husband that she is cheating on him.
Eventually, the arguments and suspicions lead to the breakdown of the marriage. Both decide to file for divorce without determining fault. However, Angelika wonders whether divorce petitions without determining fault mean that neither of them is responsible for the breakdown of the marriage.
The court examines the causes of the breakdown of marital life and verifies whether the breakdown is permanent and complete or merely temporary. As a rule, the task of a court ruling on a divorce is to determine whether either spouse—and if so, which one—is responsible for the breakdown of marital life. Nevertheless, both parties may jointly request that the court refrain from determining fault
What is the significance of a fault ruling?
A divorce judgment determining fault affects the possibility of obtaining maintenance from a spouse after the marriage ends. A spouse responsible for the breakdown of marital life has a maintenance obligation toward the innocent spouse; with respect to a spouse who is also responsible for the breakdown of marital life, such an obligation exists if that spouse is in financial need.
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