When someone acts in a negligent or a reckless manner and another person is seriously injured as a result of the incident in question, that injured person has legal rights and options that arise and that are available.
When someone suffers a traumatic brain injury, that person faces not only a very difficult medical recovery process but also a very uncertain future for many reasons.
When husbands or fathers face the possibility of a divorce, they often face this scenario with a bit of a defeatist attitude because they assume that they have no chance at emerging victorious.