Is there a case here?
My underage daughter has been struggling with mental health and addiction issues for a couple of years. She just finished an intensive outpatient program and had been alcohol and harder drug free for all 90 days (still a little weed but we’re working on that). This weekend her cousin got married. She was served alcohol both beforehand by my ex in laws and at the wedding. I was invited to the wedding but I had to pick her up from the reception when she was abandoned there by the family. She was intoxicated.
On the ride home, she broke down with self hatred, guilt, and sadness. She said she wanted to die and threw herself out of the backseat of my moving car. Fortunately, she only suffered a broken ankle and a lot of road rash. EMS and the sheriffs responded and took her to the hospital. She is fine now, but probably needs to return to rehab.
My question is this, is my ex wife’s family liable in anyway and, if so, how would I proceed in order to recover what will undoubtedly be some expensive medical bills?
Thank you.
Location: NC