What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Michigan
Recently a child I know (10 yo) was playing in his school with his friend. Allegedly they were throwing rocks over some tall bushes/fence for fun. Both children admitted to throwing rocks. Allegedly one of the rocks thrown by the children cracked the windshield of a car parked on the other side in a parking lot. Pictures exist with a crack and some rocks next to the car. The mother of the 10 yo child recently received a call about a motion of property destruction (?), my guess small claims court.
How does the mother defend the child? First of all, I don't know of any proof that the rock her child threw actually broke the windshield (remember, more than 1 child involved). I also don't know of any proof that the windshield was actually broken by the rocks thrown by the children in the first place. Does the owner of the vehicle actually have a legitimate case? Can he sue the child for money? The mother?
Tips? Ideas? How does this small claims usually work? Can he really be awarded damages even if there is no real proof in the case? How best to defend?
I also heard that small claims court is almost always against kids.
Michigan
Recently a child I know (10 yo) was playing in his school with his friend. Allegedly they were throwing rocks over some tall bushes/fence for fun. Both children admitted to throwing rocks. Allegedly one of the rocks thrown by the children cracked the windshield of a car parked on the other side in a parking lot. Pictures exist with a crack and some rocks next to the car. The mother of the 10 yo child recently received a call about a motion of property destruction (?), my guess small claims court.
How does the mother defend the child? First of all, I don't know of any proof that the rock her child threw actually broke the windshield (remember, more than 1 child involved). I also don't know of any proof that the windshield was actually broken by the rocks thrown by the children in the first place. Does the owner of the vehicle actually have a legitimate case? Can he sue the child for money? The mother?
Tips? Ideas? How does this small claims usually work? Can he really be awarded damages even if there is no real proof in the case? How best to defend?
I also heard that small claims court is almost always against kids.