{"id":31972,"date":"2008-03-26T16:35:41","date_gmt":"2008-03-26T21:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/uncategorized\/joint-custody-can-mean-children-are-double-covered.html"},"modified":"2008-03-26T16:35:41","modified_gmt":"2008-03-26T21:35:41","slug":"joint-custody-can-mean-children-are-double-covered","status":"publish","type":"corporate","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/corporate-governance\/joint-custody-can-mean-children-are-double-covered.html","title":{"rendered":"Joint Custody Can Mean Children are Double Covered"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Divorced parents take notice of this recent case from our files:<\/p>

A young boy stopped his bicycle on the side of the road and was struck by a vehicle driven by two people. The person driving the car had dropped a cassette and told the passenger in the front seat to hold the steering wheel. As a result, they hit the boy who sustained serious injuries including a fractured femur and ligament damage to his knee.<\/p>

Although a suit was filed against both drivers (bringing in the limit of $150,000), the parents of the boy were able to receive No-Fault medical benefits of $20,000 from each of their own policies. Plus, they are pursuing underinsured motorist coverage on both of their own policies which would add another $150,000.<\/p>

The lesson here is this: Under the Minnesota No-Fault Act, a minor may be considered the resident of more than one household and is, therefore, insured by the policies of both parents even though the minor lives primarily with one parent.<\/p>

This is really important if your child is injured in an auto accident because compensation can be recovered from both companies regardless of where the child resides.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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