If my mom’s house burned down and my sister lives with mom and her things also burned, is she legally entitled to a part of the insurance “content fund” money?
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If my mom’s house burned down and my sister lives with mom and her things also burned, is she legally entitled to a part of the insurance “content fund” money?
She lives with my mom because she can’t support herself. She has never paid rent or contributed to the household in any way. My mom paid the insurance premium without any financial help from my sister. Does she have a legal right to the money?
Asked on June 30, 2015 under Real Estate Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
No, she does not have a legal right to the money. Insurance is a contract; it protects the person who pays for and buys the insurance, not other people. (Even liability insurance really protects the purchaser, not the injured party; it protects the purchaser by paying out any amounts for him/her that he/she would otherwise have to pay out of pocket). If your sister did not buy her own insurance, that it is her problem, to be blunt, not your mother's; your mother's insurance is for her, not others.
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