Can Injured Alabama Offshore Workers Care for Children?

Ask anyone about the concerns that injured Alabama offshore workers face. You will get a gamut of sympathetic and realistic responses, such as:

• Daunting medical prognoses
• Legal battles with an employer or other negligent/careless party
• Long and painful rehab
• Trouble making ends meet
• Trouble managing financial affairs and logistics
• Psychological challenges

These answers are all very valid, whether you were injured at sea during an oil rig explosion or hurt on a fishing boat when a tropical storm took you and your crew by surprise.
But what about child care? What if you are partially (or even primarily) responsible for taking care of an infant, young toddler, or young child? How might your injuries compromise your ability to care for your charges, and what can you do to deal with the challenges?
The obvious answer is: Get Help.

• Your spouse can help you
• Hire help, such as a babysitter, nanny or even a series of caregivers
• Invite relatives and friends to help
• Put your child/children in daycare

While stopgap measures may help over the short term, you can't rely on your neighbor to babysit your child for free until she has finished grade school. You need permanent solutions. If you have a lot of money, you'll have a lot of choices. But if you are sick and injured - unable to work on top of being unable to take care of your children - you will have fewer avenues, and you may have to make painful decisions and concessions.
In subsequent a blog post and FAQ, we will examine strategies to help hurt workers and their families understand their child care obstacles and systematically overcome them. Success is possible. But it might take surprisingly different ways of conceptualizing your problems.
It's always good to discuss your needs and concerns with a reputable Alabama maritime lawyer. Contact the team at Vujasinovic & Beckcom at (877) 724-7800, or learn more about our unique services and resources at www.maritimeaccidentattorney.com. While you are on our site, download three free e-books to help you make sense of your challenges/opportunities and avoid making common errors that can complicate or even destroy your case.