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Negligence of wife in husbands suicide.
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My father committed suicide in August and I'm wondering if I could sue his wife/my mother, for negligence. They were married over 30 years and she claimed he's been depressed and suicidal since she married him. As far as I know she never committed him or tried to get him on meds. In the police report she described where he could be found before he was and she said she was not surprised, which makes me believe she knew already what his plans were and didn't stop him. She also told me that she told him where he should kill himself and said she was relieved because now she could live her life. There was also an insurance policy that was going to run out soon once he turned a certain age, and I believe that's the main reason she didn't stop him. Would I have to sue in her state? I live in CO.
Sorry for your loss. In addition to what's already been said, my experience is that most life insurance policies would not pay if person committed suicide. Obviously you don't kmow until you read the policy. But you can probably take some solice in the fact that she probably won't be able to benefit from his death.
