Accident Lawsuit Funding Firm, Fair Rate Funding Reports that Lawsuit Funding Now a Possibility for Same Sex Married Couples in Alabama
MANASQUAN, N.J., Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- With the Supreme Court's decision to favor marriage equality, a landmark decision in Alabama may mean that many more people may have access to accident lawsuit funding.
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Paul Hard and David Fancher waited for what must have felt like an eternity in order to get married to one another. The ceremony had taken place in 2011 in the state of Massachusetts, making it a legally viable marriage in Massachusetts. Sadly, Fancher had died in a car accident only three months afterwards.
Their home state of Alabama banned gay marriage, which meant that Hard was unable to collect on the ensuing wrongful death suit. It also meant their marriage was not recognized in their home state. When Fancher was dying, Hard was not even allowed to see him because he was not recognized as family.
Pat Fancher, David's mother, filed a wrongful death suit as the sole beneficiary. In Alabama, proceeds from a wrongful death case must be distributed under the laws of intestate succession, regardless of a will, which listed Hard as the sole beneficiary. Because Alabama did not recognize Hard as a family member, the initial decision ruled in Pat Fancher's favor.
The Southern Policy Laws Center represented Hard and filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. The 2014 filing sought to overturn the state's Marriage Protection Act, a 1998 law banning the recognition of same-sex marriages from other states, and the Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, which enshrined the ban in the state constitution in 2006.
After the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in June 2015, a federal judge ruled that Hard could collect the proceeds from the wrongful death lawsuit as the surviving spouse.
Thanks to the overturning of gay marriage bans throughout the nation, Fancher's records have been posthumously amended to show Paul Hard as his spouse. In a landmark court battle for Alabama, Hard was able to collect over $100,000 he was originally entitled to.
Paul Coppola, President of Fair Rate Funding commented on the recent decision, "All persons should be protected under the laws of this Country. And the Federal Court's decision in this case is clearly the right one. Yet, this Alabama ruling reminds us just how long the judicial process can take. Mr. Hard's fight lasted 4 years and only now is he afforded the financial relief he sought."
Fair Rate Funding, a leader in the lawsuit funding arena, specializes in advancing cash now for plaintiffs who are involved in personal injury lawsuits. Sometimes referred to as settlement loans or lawsuit loans, settlement funding is NOT a loan transaction but a purchase of a portion of a future recovery. If the lawsuit is unsuccessful for any reason and no money is recovered, the lawsuit funding is not repaid. For more information about car accident lawsuit funding, please visit: http://professionalsettlementfunding.com/automobile-accidents/ and for information regarding wrongful death lawsuit funding, please refer to: http://professionalsettlementfunding.com/wrongful-death/.
Fair Rate Funding, a lawsuit cash advance company, stands ready to assist car accident lawsuit plaintiffs with various car accident lawsuit funding services if they have a lawyer already, including obtaining a lawsuit cash advance funding up to $250,000 today. To learn more about obtaining settlement funding on your automobile accident lawsuit or pre-settlement funding on a car accident case, visit: http://www.fairratefunding.com/automobile-accidents.html.
Fair Rate Funding works diligently to afford lawsuit funding to its applicants and has representatives standing by 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer questions regarding the lawsuit funding process.
Fair Rate Funding's representatives are working around the clock to make sure each and every client gets the attention they need and to see them through to obtaining a cash advance. Fair Rate Funding is able to offer the lowest rates in the industry and will make the process as seamless as possible.
Fair Rate Funding lawsuit settlement funding programs are not a lawsuit loan or lawsuit loans although they are often referred to as such. A pre-settlement lawsuit cash advance is not a settlement loan or settlement loans because the advance is only repaid if the case is successful. Your attorney will repay your case funding or lawsuit advance ONLY if your case is won or settled.
Fair Rate Funding prides itself on providing the quickest approvals – as soon as 24 hours on most cases, the lowest monthly usage rates – as low as 2.5% per month, and the most attentive customer service in the lawsuit funding industry.
Fair Rate Funding also offers free case evaluations. If you are, at any time, not interested in pursuing lawsuit funding, there are no costs to you and absolutely no obligations.
For more information about car accident lawsuit funding and other services from Fair Rate Funding, simply call one of our representatives at 888-964-2224 or visit us at http://fairratefunding.com.
SOURCE Fair Rate Funding
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