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}\n.jalex-wd-tx .fault-calc.fc-barred .fc-status strong { color: #e98b8b; }\n.jalex-wd-tx .fault-grid .fg-copy h2 { margin-bottom: 16px; }\n.jalex-wd-tx .fault-grid .fg-copy p { font-size: 18.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--text-2); margin-bottom: 14px; }\n.jalex-wd-tx .fault-grid .fg-copy p strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 700; }\n\/* alone vs counsel *\/\n\/* before\/after arc *\/\n\/* image band *\/\n.jalex-wd-tx .imgband { position: relative; overflow: hidden; min-height: 400px; display: flex; align-items: center; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }\n.jalex-wd-tx .imgband .ib-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; background-size: cover; background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; }\n.jalex-wd-tx .imgband .ib-veil { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.92) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.78) 45%, rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 100%), radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 50%, rgba(243,185,55,0.12), transparent 60%); }\n.jalex-wd-tx .imgband 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Alexander Law Firm, Texas wrongful death attorneys\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n            <span class=\"hv-scrim\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"hv-tag\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-play\"><\/use><\/svg>A family&#8217;s story<\/span>\n            <span class=\"pbtn\"><span class=\"pbtn-ring\"><\/span><span class=\"pbtn-ring r2\"><\/span><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-play\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n            <span class=\"hv-overlay\">\n              <span class=\"hv-title\">A family we stood beside<\/span>\n              <span class=\"hv-by\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-circle-check\"><\/use><\/svg>A real client, after losing someone<\/span>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <!-- FIRM OVERVIEW MARQUEE -->\n  <div class=\"rm-band\">\n    <div class=\"rm-goldline\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"settle-ticker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      <div class=\"settle-track\">\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">We come<\/span><span class=\"who\">To you, when travel is hard<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">Free<\/span><span class=\"who\">Private consultation<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">Hundreds<\/span><span class=\"who\">Of Texas families guided<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">Bilingual<\/span><span class=\"who\">English and Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">24\/7<\/span><span class=\"who\">Someone to talk to, day or night<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">No fee<\/span><span class=\"who\">Unless we win your case<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">5x<\/span><span class=\"who\">Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2022 to 2026<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">USMC<\/span><span class=\"who\">Marine veteran founder<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">We come<\/span><span class=\"who\">To you, when travel is hard<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">Free<\/span><span class=\"who\">Private consultation<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">Hundreds<\/span><span class=\"who\">Of Texas families guided<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">Bilingual<\/span><span class=\"who\">English and Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">24\/7<\/span><span class=\"who\">Someone to talk to, day or night<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">No fee<\/span><span class=\"who\">Unless we win your case<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">5x<\/span><span class=\"who\">Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2022 to 2026<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"settle-item\"><span class=\"amt\">USMC<\/span><span class=\"who\">Marine veteran founder<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <!-- STICKY TOC -->\n  <nav class=\"toc\" id=\"jalexWdToc\" data-jalex-toc=\"\" aria-label=\"On this page\">\n    <div class=\"toc-progress\" id=\"jalexWdTocBar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"toc-row\">\n        <span class=\"toc-label\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-list-ul\"><\/use><\/svg>On this page<\/span>\n        <a href=\"#who-can-file\">Who can file<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#two-claims\">Two claims<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#how\">How it happens<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#recover\">What you can recover<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#before\">Before you decide<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#contact\">Talk to us<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/nav>\n  <!-- 01 WHO CAN FILE -->\n  <section id=\"who-can-file\" class=\"sec tone-light dial-bright\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"sec-head split-head\">\n        <div class=\"sh-left\">\n          <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"stripe\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>First, we&#8217;re sorry<\/span>\n          <h2>You lost someone. <span class=\"accent\">A lawsuit is the last thing you want to think about.<\/span><\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"sh-right\">\n          <p>So let us carry this part. A wrongful death claim isn&#8217;t about putting a price on the person you love; nothing could. It&#8217;s about making whoever caused this answer for it, and making sure your family is taken care of without them. But before any of that, Texas asks one quiet question: does the law even let you file?<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pt-grid\">\n        <div class=\"pt-card\">\n          <span class=\"pt-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-heart\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <span class=\"pt-tag\">Spouse<\/span>\n          <h3>A surviving husband or wife<\/h3>\n          <p>A husband or wife can file, even if you were separated. Texas counts common-law marriage too, and it counts here.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pt-card\">\n          <span class=\"pt-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-user\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <span class=\"pt-tag\">Children<\/span>\n          <h3>Children, by birth or adoption<\/h3>\n          <p>Any child of the person who died, at any age, a grown child has the same right as a young one. Stepchildren can file only if they were legally adopted.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pt-card\">\n          <span class=\"pt-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-user-shield\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <span class=\"pt-tag\">Parents<\/span>\n          <h3>A surviving parent<\/h3>\n          <p>A mother or father, biological or adoptive, can file for the loss of their child, even a grown child with a family of their own.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"pt-note\"><strong>That&#8217;s the whole list.<\/strong> In Texas, only a spouse, the children, or the parents can file, not siblings, not grandparents, not an unmarried partner, no matter how close they were. One family member can file for everyone. And if no one files within three months, it usually falls to whoever represents the estate.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <!-- 02 TWO CLAIMS -->\n  <section id=\"two-claims\" class=\"sec tone-deep glow-corner\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"sec-head\">\n        <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"stripe\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>Two claims, not one<\/span>\n        <h2>In Texas, this is really <span class=\"accent\">two cases.<\/span><\/h2>\n        <p>Most families don&#8217;t realize there are two. One is for what your family lost. The other is for what your loved one went through before they passed. They usually get filed together, and skipping one leaves money on the table.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pt-grid two-up\">\n        <div class=\"pt-card\">\n          <span class=\"pt-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-heart\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <span class=\"pt-tag\">For your family<\/span>\n          <h3>The wrongful death claim<\/h3>\n          <p>This one&#8217;s yours. It covers your family&#8217;s losses: the income and support they provided, the care and guidance, and the companionship that&#8217;s gone now.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pt-card\">\n          <span class=\"pt-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-gavel\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <span class=\"pt-tag\">For their estate<\/span>\n          <h3>The survival claim<\/h3>\n          <p>This one belongs to your loved one&#8217;s estate. It covers what <em>they<\/em> went through: the pain before they died, the medical bills, and the wages lost between the injury and the end.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"pt-note\"><strong>Why the difference matters.<\/strong> A wrongful death claim can&#8217;t recover for your loved one&#8217;s own pain and suffering; only the survival claim can. When there&#8217;s proof they suffered before they died, we bring both, so nothing your family is owed gets left behind.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <!-- 03 HOW IT HAPPENS -->\n  <section id=\"how\" class=\"sec tone-light dial-graphite\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"sec-head\">\n        <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"stripe\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>How these happen<\/span>\n        <h2>Almost every one of these accidents <span class=\"accent\">could&#8217;ve been avoided.<\/span><\/h2>\n        <p>At the center of nearly every wrongful death is someone who cut a corner, looked away, or put profit ahead of a life. These are the ones we see most across Texas.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pt-grid\">\n        <div class=\"pt-card\">\n          <span class=\"pt-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-car-side\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <span class=\"pt-tag\">On the road<\/span>\n          <h3>Car &amp; motorcycle crashes<\/h3>\n          <p>The most common of all. A second of carelessness at speed is enough to take someone.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pt-card\">\n          <span class=\"pt-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-triangle-exclamation\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <span class=\"pt-tag\">Reckless drivers<\/span>\n          <h3>Drunk &amp; distracted driving<\/h3>\n          <p>A driver who chose to drink, text, or speed. These are the cases where Texas may let your family ask for punitive damages too.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pt-card\">\n          <span class=\"pt-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-road\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <span class=\"pt-tag\">Big rigs<\/span>\n          <h3>18-wheeler &amp; truck crashes<\/h3>\n          <p>A loaded truck against a car is rarely survivable. Fatigue, skipped maintenance, and pressure to keep rolling cause these.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pt-card\">\n          <span class=\"pt-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-suitcase-medical\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <span class=\"pt-tag\">In care<\/span>\n          <h3>Medical negligence<\/h3>\n          <p>A missed diagnosis, a surgical mistake, the wrong medication, or neglect in a hospital or nursing home.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pt-card\">\n          <span class=\"pt-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-gear\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <span class=\"pt-tag\">On the job<\/span>\n          <h3>Workplace, oilfield &amp; construction<\/h3>\n          <p>Some of the most dangerous work in Texas. Even when an employer hides behind workers&#8217; comp, a third party who shares the blame can still be held to it.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pt-card\">\n          <span class=\"pt-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-wrench\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <span class=\"pt-tag\">Defects<\/span>\n          <h3>Defective &amp; dangerous products<\/h3>\n          <p>A failed part, a bad design, a missing warning, on anything from a vehicle to something in your home.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"pt-note\"><strong>Not sure who&#8217;s even at fault? Don&#8217;t count yourself out.<\/strong> Half our job is finding every party who played a part, the ones a grieving family would never think to look for, and the ones counting on you not to.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <!-- 04 WHAT YOU CAN RECOVER -->\n  <section id=\"recover\" class=\"sec tone-deep glow-corner\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"law-layout\">\n        <div class=\"law-aside\">\n          <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"stripe\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>What you can recover<\/span>\n          <h2>What the law helps your family <span class=\"accent\">take with them.<\/span><\/h2>\n          <p>None of this replaces the person you lost. It&#8217;s here so their death doesn&#8217;t take your family&#8217;s security with it.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"clock\">\n            <p><strong>There&#8217;s no honest &#8220;average.&#8221;<\/strong> What a case is worth depends on how the death happened, what your loved one provided, and how strong the proof is. Anyone who throws you a number before they&#8217;ve heard your story is guessing.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"law-cards\">\n          <div class=\"datac\">\n            <div class=\"di\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-circle-check\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div>\n              <h3>The support they provided<\/h3>\n              <p>The income, the benefits, the future earnings your family was counting on, plus the everyday work and care they did around the house.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"datac\">\n            <div class=\"di\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-circle-check\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div>\n              <h3>Funeral &amp; final medical bills<\/h3>\n              <p>Burial and funeral costs, and the medical bills from the injury or illness that took them. Usually the most certain costs, and the first to pile up.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"datac\">\n            <div class=\"di\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-heart\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div>\n              <h3>The loss no money touches<\/h3>\n              <p>Your grief, the companionship and love that&#8217;s gone, a spouse&#8217;s loss of partnership, and the guidance your kids will grow up without. Texas lets families claim these.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"datac\">\n            <div class=\"di\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-scale-balanced\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div>\n              <h3>Punishing reckless conduct<\/h3>\n              <p>When the death came from gross negligence, a drunk driver, a company that knew the danger and rolled the dice, Texas allows punitive damages on top, to punish it and to warn off the next one. <strong>Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.<\/strong><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <!-- IMAGE BAND -->\n  <div class=\"imgband\">\n    <div class=\"ib-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mainstage-bg-lp.jpg'); background-position: center;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"ib-veil\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"ib-grain\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"ib-inner\">\n        <span class=\"ib-eyebrow\"><span class=\"stripe\"><\/span>What we do<\/span>\n        <h2>No verdict brings them back. <span class=\"it\">Holding them accountable still matters.<\/span><\/h2>\n        <p>While you&#8217;re grieving, the other side&#8217;s insurer is already working to pay as little as they can. We take the legal weight, the investigation, the records, the experts, the people who&#8217;d rather not answer for this, so your family isn&#8217;t fighting and mourning at the same time.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ib-cta\">\n          <a href=\"tel:+14698077480\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Call (469) 807-7480 <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/request-a-free-case-review\/\" class=\"btn btn-ghost\">Free, private consultation<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <!-- 05 BEFORE YOU DECIDE -->\n  <section id=\"before\" class=\"sec tone-light dial-graphite\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"law-layout\">\n        <div class=\"law-aside\">\n          <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"stripe\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>Before you decide<\/span>\n          <h2>An honest word <span class=\"accent\">before you file.<\/span><\/h2>\n          <p>Most firms won&#8217;t say this out loud: a lawsuit isn&#8217;t the right move for every grieving family. If it isn&#8217;t right for yours, we&#8217;ll tell you. Here&#8217;s what an honest conversation actually weighs.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"clock\">\n            <p><strong>You generally have two years from the date of death<\/strong> to file in Texas. That can feel like forever while you&#8217;re grieving, but evidence fades and witnesses move on long before the deadline does.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"law-cards\">\n          <div class=\"datac\">\n            <div class=\"di\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-heart\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div>\n              <h3>What a case can, and can&#8217;t, do<\/h3>\n              <p>It can get you accountability and financial security. It can&#8217;t get you closure, or your person back. If you&#8217;re hoping a verdict will heal the loss, we&#8217;ll be straight with you: it won&#8217;t.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"datac\">\n            <div class=\"di\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-circle-check\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div>\n              <h3>Is there proof, or just a feeling?<\/h3>\n              <p>Knowing something went wrong isn&#8217;t the same as proving it. A real case needs evidence of negligence, which is exactly what we dig into before you commit to anything.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"datac\">\n            <div class=\"di\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-scale-balanced\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div>\n              <h3>Is there someone worth going after?<\/h3>\n              <p>A case needs a clear at-fault party with insurance or assets behind them. Part of our free review is telling you honestly whether that&#8217;s there.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"datac\">\n            <div class=\"di\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-circle-info\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div>\n              <h3>Are you ready for how long it takes?<\/h3>\n              <p>A serious case can run a couple of years and ask you to revisit hard details. We carry the weight of it, but you should see the shape of the road before you start.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"datac\">\n            <div class=\"di\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-user-shield\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div>\n              <h3>Is your family on the same page?<\/h3>\n              <p>Since a spouse, children, and parents can all share one claim, it helps when everyone&#8217;s aligned. We can walk a family through that conversation so the case doesn&#8217;t turn into another fight.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"note-wrap\">\n        <div class=\"atnote\">\n          <img class=\"an-av\" src=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Josh-Alexander-about-us-photo-cropped-sm.png\" alt=\"Josh Alexander\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n          <div>\n            <span class=\"an-kick\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-quote-left\"><\/use><\/svg>From Josh<\/span>\n            <p class=\"an-text\">I&#8217;ve sat across from a lot of families in the worst week of their lives, and I tell every one of them the same thing. A lawsuit won&#8217;t bring your person back, and it won&#8217;t hand you closure. What it can do is make the people who caused this answer for it, and make sure your family is taken care of. If that matters to you, we&#8217;ll carry the legal part so you can grieve. You don&#8217;t pay us a dime unless we win.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"an-attr\"><b>Josh Alexander<\/b> \u00b7 Founder &amp; Managing Attorney \u00b7 Marine veteran<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <!-- FAQ -->\n  <section id=\"faq\" class=\"sec tone-deep glow-corner\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"faq-layout\">\n        <div class=\"faq-aside\">\n          <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"stripe\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>Common questions<\/span>\n          <h2>Texas wrongful death <span class=\"accent\">FAQ.<\/span><\/h2>\n          <p class=\"faq-intro\">Plain, honest answers to what families ask us most, specific to Texas.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"faq-cta\">\n            <a href=\"tel:+14698077480\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Call (469) 807-7480 <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/request-a-free-case-review\/\" class=\"btn btn-ghost\">Free case review<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"reviewed\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-circle-check\"><\/use><\/svg>Legally reviewed by Josh Alexander<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"faq-list\">\n          <details class=\"fq\" open=\"\">\n            <summary>Who can file a wrongful death claim in Texas?<span class=\"tog\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/summary>\n            <div class=\"a\">Only the <strong>surviving spouse, children, and parents<\/strong> of the person who died. Any one of them can file for the whole family. Siblings, grandparents, and unmarried partners can&#8217;t, and stepchildren only if they were legally adopted. If no eligible family member files within three months, it usually falls to whoever represents the estate.<\/div>\n          <\/details>\n          <details class=\"fq\">\n            <summary>How long do I have to file in Texas?<span class=\"tog\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/summary>\n            <div class=\"a\">Generally <strong>two years from the date of death<\/strong>. There are a few narrow exceptions, and a survival claim can run from a different date. Evidence fades long before that deadline, so the safest move is to talk to someone early, even if you&#8217;re not ready to decide anything yet.<\/div>\n          <\/details>\n          <details class=\"fq\">\n            <summary>What is the difference between a wrongful death and a survival claim?<span class=\"tog\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/summary>\n            <div class=\"a\">A <strong>wrongful death<\/strong> claim is the family&#8217;s, for your own losses: support, companionship, and guidance. A <strong>survival<\/strong> claim belongs to your loved one&#8217;s estate, for what they went through before they died, the pain, the medical bills, the lost wages. They&#8217;re usually filed together, because each one recovers something the other can&#8217;t.<\/div>\n          <\/details>\n          <details class=\"fq\">\n            <summary>Who gets the money from a wrongful death settlement?<span class=\"tog\"><svg class=\"ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#fa-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/summary>\n            <div class=\"a\">Wrongful death money is split among the eligible family, the spouse, children, and parents, in shares based on each person&#8217;s actual loss, not a set formula. Survival money goes to the estate and passes under the will or Texas inheritance law. 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