Children of decedents are considered survivors under Florida’s Wrongful Death Act. The Wrongful Death Act applies if someone else was careless and killed your parent.

Children of the decedent may recover some types of damages as “survivors.” 

The compensation that a child gets may depend on whether the child is considered a “minor child” under the Wrongful Death Act.

A parent may be entitled to compensation for mental pain and suffering if his or her “minor” child is killed because of someone’s negligence.

This is a sad topic.  However, I will be talking about it here.  (On another note, I’ve written about settlements for a child whose parent is killed in an accident.)

Not too long ago, people were searching to see what the payout would be after an alligator attacked and killed a boy at a Disney hotel.