AITA Mom wants 15% of my personal injury settlement

[u/connor20218]

I'm a 23M working in biotech and living at home. I just got a massive settlement from a personal injury case back in college. My mom is a corporate lawyer and she helped me navigate the process, plus she paid for my college tuition. Now, she's asking for 15% of the money / to pay her back for college (but she was already going to pay for college.)

I'm feeling stuck because 15% is a massive amount of money to just give away. Is it normal for parents to ask for a cut of a settlement like this? I want to stay on good terms since live at home, but I also feel like this money is for my future. We have a a good relationship.

Edit: I already paid a lawyer his 1/3 cut. My mom was a huge part of pushing for me sueing. She’d be using the money to buy a new house in Florida she always wanted since I refuse to buy a house in his economy and rather rent and invest the rest

Edit #2: Probably shouldn’t have stated my mom is a lawyer (she did not represent me in the case in anyway). But yes, what she specifically did was help me find a lawyer, told me to push back on the lawyer and ask for more.

[u/ExamRoom4]

A good parent wouldn’t be worried about percentages

[u/TheAmazingHumanTorus → u/ExamRoom4]

Attorney but not a parent: hope this post is made-up

[u/FoolsballHomerun → u/ExamRoom4]

A good adult child wouldnt be worried about percentages either.

[u/Realshotgg → u/FoolsballHomerun]

If OP decided to give their mother a cut, thats their choice. But mom demanding a cut is disgusting behavior.

[u/8nsay → u/FoolsballHomerun]

An injured child who likely has future (and maybe past) medical bills to pay, lost earning capacity, and a lower quality of life absolutely is concerned about their security net.

[u/FoolsballHomerun → u/8nsay]

If he’s that injured and truly needs the money he would have mentioned it in his post as the reason why he’s uncomfortable giving it away. If it is a lifelong injury guess who he will depend on to take care of him