Can family of suicidal person be sued?

[xxpinkmoonglitterxx]

If I kill myself by say, jumping off a bridge, but there are witnesses who see it. Can they sue my family for emotional damage or anything? I've tried googling this and short of getting real legal advice idk what to do. I'm too paranoid that if I get legal advice (I assume I'd have to pay for it) they would send the police to my house for a welfare check no matter the reason I have for why I'm asking that question

 

[Dr.Sleep (Im tired)]

So, a lawyer has lawyer client confidentiality. OFC you would have to pay for the legal advice, but he/or she cannot snitch on you to the Feds or anyone about asking it.

 

[Someone123]

There is no way that would cause harm to your family. There are many factors to consider in ctb, but I wouldn't worry about this factor.

 

[qwerty1969]

If it was possible I think we would have heard about it and additionally if it was possible the courts would be overflowing with opportunists claiming emotional damage from all sorts of misfortunes witnessed which is not the case.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

In this sue-happy world, it's possible for any person and a shyster lawyer to fabricate a case for emotional distress against anyone for most anything. I wouldn't worry about it. Just because it's possible doesn't mean it's likely. It would take someone finding out if your family had "deep pockets" to even entice a try at it. It probably wouldn't even be successful in the long run.

Now, a real consideration for a lawsuit is plausible for a suicide pact partnership, particularly if one party doesn't go though with the pact or is unsuccessful. The family of the deceased party may be able to go after the other party for abetting a suicide. Even if both in the pact were successful, either one of the families may be able to bring a case against the other party and their estate. If minors were involved, the case would be made against the family. Stranger things have happened.

 

[xxpinkmoonglitterxx]

Thank you all for your responses. Jumping off a bridge is not my preferred method but the one I fear I'll have to take.

 

[leavingsoon99]

Nah, I don't think so.

 

[stermc]

It depends on your country's law, but I am a lawyer and from what I have studied, that's very unlikely.