He swallowed their meds and had to be medivacted (ride the hospital helicopter) to the next town over and stayed in the ICU overnight. I just received all the medical bills and they refuse to pay them. Can I make them pay the bills because it happened on their property while they were supposed to be watching my son? I don't think it's fair that I have to pay over $7,000 because of their carelessness.
P.S. My son is great now :)
2006-11-13 06:56:00 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I have insurance. My insurance already paid half of the bills. The $7000 is what is left over. His grandparents ASKED me if they could have him over because they wanted to take him to the zoo. When I went to pick him up a few hours later I noticed something was wrong with him and rushed him to the ER
2006-11-13 07:06:07 · update #1
They are not my parents, they are my ex's parents
2006-11-13 07:07:15 · update #2
My son is 2 years old
2006-11-13 07:08:03 · update #3
I did trust them. This was the first time anything bad has happened with them. I do make sure their meds are out of my son's reach. My son's grandpa admitted to taking down a bottle and forgetting to put it back.
2006-11-13 08:54:15 · update #4
A medical emergency should be covered on their home-owner's insurance policy. Talk with them about making a claim against their insurance. Failing that, I believe your only recourse would be to check with your state about the legal limits for "small claims court" and/or hiring a lawyer.
2006-11-13 06:58:44 · answer #1 · answered by kc_warpaint 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think that maybe your son's medical insurance should cover some of that. Have you talked to them about maybe helping you paying half of the bill?
You must also consider the drama this will cause for you and your in laws. This is your son's health, is it worth the battle? Would you rather they called you then let you make the decision of medivacing him? Either way It had to be done. I don't think they made they made the decision to do what cost you the most, I think they thought this is what was best for him at the moment. Most hospitals will make a payment plan for this bill.
2006-11-13 07:09:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is a tough call. Technically you can sue someone - and their homeowners insurance would cover it, however it is his grandparents. They probably dont have alot of income since they probably live off of retirement and social security. If they are older - it wasnt necessarily carelessness either - and would be a tough case to prove. Your son is fine now, which is the most important part here. You probably dont pay them to watch your son either, so they are not a daycare - and Im not pointing fingers, but where were you?
2006-11-13 06:59:31 · answer #3 · answered by designerista 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If they are intelligent people, they have a medical liablility rider in their home owners or renters insurance. Talk to them (in reasonable tones, of course) about how difficult it is for you to pay this much money and ask them to make the claim with their insurance. Only as a last resort do you sue.
2006-11-13 07:05:20 · answer #4 · answered by seeme1995 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the bad seed if your child is not safe with his/her granparents who is the child safe with???
this is a tough one hun cuz it seems like a lot of money ('specially to me) ut at the saem time there will be so much emotional heart ache etc taking them to court for money.
why dont you go round one night/day and sit down and have a chat with them and tell them you cant afford to pay it and that you will pay say $1000 if they can pay the rest and tell them that you have spoken to a lawyer and you are well within your rights to take them to court for the money and even ask the courts for compensation but you would rather not go down that route if they can help you. and just see what thier reaction is. if you tell them you have spoken to a lawyer it might help push them into helping you pay for it.
im glad lil 'un is ok though
2006-11-13 07:07:39 · answer #5 · answered by only me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can take them to court and sue. Won't their home insurance cover this? The age of your son might have an impact. The grandparents should be held accountable.
2006-11-13 07:03:12 · answer #6 · answered by firewomen 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are just as guilty as they are--you left your son in there protection--you should have checked to make sure medications were out of his reach (Parenting 101). If you didn't trust them you should have gone with them to the zoo.
2006-11-13 08:49:22 · answer #7 · answered by discmiss1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What a question.....You can sue them but is that wise? I would definitely think that one over as you may alienate your child from his grandparents in the process. I would definitely not want to be faced with that one. Glad the boy is ok.
2006-11-13 06:59:07 · answer #8 · answered by jerofjungle 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What if your son found a bottle of pills laying in the street and ate them? Who would pay then? It doesn't matter where it happened, what matters is that you haven't taught him to stay out of things that don't belong to him.
Better discipline and supervision from you is what's needed, not a lawsuit against your parents/in-laws. Sounds like your son is a pilfering pest and needs his butt or his hands smacked. You're blaming others for your own failure to guide your son.
Sheesh...
2006-11-13 07:05:09 · answer #9 · answered by bradbdivin 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Yeah.... let's sue the in laws.
You are trying to build a horrible situation.
Thank God your son is okay
2006-11-13 06:58:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋