In Georgia, when a child is seriously injured, there are multiple claims; one for the parents and one for the child. The parents claim consists of all the medical and other expenses related to the injury and care for the child up until the child’s 18th birthday. The minor child’s claim consists of all the physical and mental pain, suffering, anxiety, shock and worry suffered, past and future medical expenses incurred once the child turns 18, and any loss wage claim once the child turns 18.

A claim or lawsuit for an injury to a minor child cannot be handled like a normal catastrophic injury case. An attorney must understand all of the aspects of catastrophic injury claims, as well as the specific dangers that confront minors and the laws that are there to protect them. When a child is injured at a care center, school, playground, pool, by a toy, or by another child you need an attorney that has experience with the laws and standards to properly identify the law that applies in that specific case.