Drunk drivers in this state will now have to pay child support if they kill a parent, guardian
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A new law in Texas requires convicted drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian, according to House Bill 393.The law, whic...

New law in Texas will make drunk drivers who murdered parent or guardian to pay child support until the child is 18 years old.

  • Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Why not?

    This is, sort of, already implemented where I live, in that the intoxicated driver is liable for loss of income, temporary or permanent, to any victims.

    On the downside, judges tend to err under actual loss, and we don’t really have an effective “loss of enjoyment” concept. Such to say someone, who is injured but can continue to work at the same, wouldn’t be compensated for things like an injury precluding them from non-work damages; for example a skier victim who can no longer ski due to injuries