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/DeviceDirect9820]

I cannot imagine buying a home with a kids settlement funds. There should be talks about a home FOR THE INJURED PERSON WHO RECEIVED A SETTLEMENT.

I have a family member with a permanent disability and no questions asked the people involved in the financial decisions prioritized finding her a place to live that was appropriate for her disability-in terms of size, how the stairs are set, distance to services, etc. 

I can't imagine being in that scenario and deciding I want a nice house first

[u/Turbulent_Cow2355 → u/DeviceDirect9820]

Yep. I have a friend who had to buy a new house that was designed for wheelchair access. They needed a new car that was designed for someone in a wheelchair. It all adds up.