What is the name of your state? New York
My 16 years old son ran away from home about a month ago and refuses to come home. We talked to the police about it, and as far as we know he is ok (alive and well). I'm am worried as hell for him as you can imagine, and he supposedly is keeping in touch with our 14 year old daughter.
Well now the Police are telling us he is responsible for destroying property and vandalism (about $10,000 in damage) and that we are liable since he is a minor and that we have to pay for damages.
My question is, We haven't seen our son in at least a month, and he refuses to come home or talk contact me or his father directly, So are we obligated to pay for his damages if he is not in our custody? We also filed a missing persons after the 2nd day, since he didn't contact anyone in the family until after a week).
(also, the vandalism was city property, not private, if it makes a difference).
My 16 years old son ran away from home about a month ago and refuses to come home. We talked to the police about it, and as far as we know he is ok (alive and well). I'm am worried as hell for him as you can imagine, and he supposedly is keeping in touch with our 14 year old daughter.
Well now the Police are telling us he is responsible for destroying property and vandalism (about $10,000 in damage) and that we are liable since he is a minor and that we have to pay for damages.
My question is, We haven't seen our son in at least a month, and he refuses to come home or talk contact me or his father directly, So are we obligated to pay for his damages if he is not in our custody? We also filed a missing persons after the 2nd day, since he didn't contact anyone in the family until after a week).
(also, the vandalism was city property, not private, if it makes a difference).