Originally Posted by
TPROP4ever
Thanks Rickair,
I agree the odds are that these tragedies dont happen often, I was just curious about what kind of exposure we as pilots subject our family to. I guess being new to this industry, and in light of this event, it made me think, can they take our house from my wife or sue her, because we were married, if I were unfortunate enough to be involved in something like this. The good news these tragedies are rare (no doubt due to the training and professionalism we operate by), but when you see news of a major crash like this it makes one wonder...it sounds like this one could have happened to any of us. Any aviation lawyers have any advice?
They can sue you (if you survive) or your estate (if you don't). In most states this means your wife is on the hook also (community property). Generally they cannot make you homeless... you get to keep a house and other basic necessities, as well as retirement funds.