CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 10:4
Wrongful Death of Child — Determining Pecuniary Loss
The net economic loss, if any, incurred by the plaintiff(s) as the parent(s) of (name of
child) would be the reasonable value of any services (name of child) would have provided
and earnings (insert applicable pronoun) might have made while a minor together with any
support (insert applicable pronoun) might reasonably have been expected to provide the
plaintiff(s) after (insert applicable pronoun) became an adult, less the expenses the
plaintiff(s) might reasonably have incurred in maintaining (name of child) and providing
(insert applicable pronoun) an education.
In determining the net economic loss, if any, you should consider (name of child)’s as
well as the plaintiff(’s)(s’) ages, health, conditions of life, probable duration of their lives
and their abilities to earn money. You should also consider (name of child)’s work habits
and (insert applicable pronoun) likelihood to aid and assist the plaintiff(s), taking into
account not only the legal relationship between (name of child) and the plaintiff(s) but also
the actual relationship between them as shown by acts of service or financial assistance, if
any, provided by (name of child) to the plaintiff(s).
History
CJI-Civ. (2026), Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. Dated 2026-02-25 by the committee page's "Revised 2/25/26".
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- civ-2026-02-25
- Content hash
e9cdbfb5d8d70b0fb29cb2849b0ebddd3cd7496d2eeb853250f4a120429ab335
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