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In November of 2010, my 15 year old son passed away. When making the arrangements at the cemetery, I was told that if I wanted a monument, I would have to put down a deposit. I did that and have been making monthly payments. Just recently I found out that he would not be able to get a monument because there was one there already. I can not begin to express the emotional trauma this has caused.
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I am so sorry for your loss. I am a California attorney and, of course, laws are different from state to state. However, nobody can minimize or deny the emotional damage that can be done when the death of a minor child is involved. I would encourage you to find a personal injury attorney in your area and discuss the case with them. I think it's very possible you could have a viable case but a personal injury attorney would be the one to talk to about that rather than a trust and estates attorney. You might even try to re-post on lawyers.com in the personal injury section. Again, I am sorry for your loss and best of luck. -John
Answered on Dec 12th, 2011 at 1:55 PM