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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 563978" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Well, in most states a parent cannot be held liable for the acts of their children UNLESS they were negligent in the parenting of their children. Such as, did you give your child the alcohol and the tools to jimmy the locks at the school? Did you know that he was going out that night to do such a thing and/or was this the type of thing he was known to do every time he got out of your sight? Did you have him in therapy and were you attempting to do everything you could do work on his issues? </p><p></p><p>If all of those things above are answered in the appropriate manner, such as NO, NO, Yes. Well, you arent held liable but he could be held liable but only for the actual damages. Normally a court would order restitution at the time they convicted him but the property owner could later sue for damages. Being that your son is a minor he can still be sued, the judgment would just hang over him until he paid it off. They would have to prove exactly what the damages were and if you have proof of what the bill was back then, well you would show that in court and they would have a hard time explaining why they want a whole new whatever now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 563978, member: 1514"] Well, in most states a parent cannot be held liable for the acts of their children UNLESS they were negligent in the parenting of their children. Such as, did you give your child the alcohol and the tools to jimmy the locks at the school? Did you know that he was going out that night to do such a thing and/or was this the type of thing he was known to do every time he got out of your sight? Did you have him in therapy and were you attempting to do everything you could do work on his issues? If all of those things above are answered in the appropriate manner, such as NO, NO, Yes. Well, you arent held liable but he could be held liable but only for the actual damages. Normally a court would order restitution at the time they convicted him but the property owner could later sue for damages. Being that your son is a minor he can still be sued, the judgment would just hang over him until he paid it off. They would have to prove exactly what the damages were and if you have proof of what the bill was back then, well you would show that in court and they would have a hard time explaining why they want a whole new whatever now. [/QUOTE]
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