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Originally Posted by stephenk  "The fact that dad has not seen the child in years and years could just as easily hurt his defense as it could help it. He could argue that since has no active role in deciding if the child is responsible enough to drive, he shouldn't be held responsible. But then, the question is, who's fault is it that he doesn't have a relationship with the child?"
None of which has anything to do with dad ever being brought into a lawsuit as a result of his son driving a vehicle not owned by dad and while in legal custody of mom in another state.
Even if dad contributed to payment of auto insurance for the kid that doesn't raise any legal cause of action to bring dad into any lawsuit.
To orginal poster, protect yourself by having complete auto insurance and homeowner insurance. That's about it. |
You're correct, he would not likely be held responsible in a civil lawsuit brought by the accident victim. However, being protected from a lawsuit from the victim would not necessarily mean that dad would be completely off the hook financially for damages from an accident caused by his son.
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