Son in law died in a car accident and forgot. Does his father-in-law and mother-in-law have compensation?
[Lawyer's Reply] According to the Civil Code, close relatives include spouses, children, parents, brothers and sisters, grandparents, maternal grandparents, grandchildren, and grandchildren, excluding father-in-law and mother-in-law. If the son-in-law dies due to the infringement of others, his spouse, parents, children and other close relatives have the right to claim death compensation and other compensation from the infringer, while the father-in-law and mother-in-law do not belong to the legal right holders of direct compensation, and generally cannot obtain compensation directly. If the son-in-law designates his father-in-law and mother-in-law to enjoy part of the compensation rights and interests, or the father-in-law and mother-in-law are the main supporters of the son-in-law and lose the ability to work, then the father-in-law and mother-in-law are entitled to receive corresponding compensation. For example, the son in law who has been married to a child has left a mother in law who has lost the ability to work to perform the main maintenance obligation for a long time. After her death due to a car accident, the court found that the mother in law has the right to claim for the living expenses of the dependants.
