Speak Up! - View Question #93

« LawForKids.org home page | « Go back to speak up question #93

Question: Are parents responsible for kid's actions?

Answer: According to Arizona law, a parent or legal guardian of a person who is under 18 years of age shall exercise reasonable care, supervision, protection and control over the minor child. Parents can be held responsible for some of the children's actions. They may be ordered to pay money to victims of their children's offenses. It depends on what the actions are and if they violate laws.


Comments
21 thru 25 of 61 comments
On 05/04/05
tiffany from GA said:
i don't think that parents should be held reasponsible for there child wrong doinds cause if the child choose to doit then they should be held reasponsible is what i think and i know if my child was to do something bad i wouldn't want to be held reasponsible but i would punish him after the cops were done
On 05/03/05
Jack from Othr said:
I think that parents should respect thier children
On 04/19/05
Diana Vaele from Othr said:
Every one is accountable for their own actions. Therefore all children are at fault
On 04/05/05
kenny from MS said:
i so dont think parents should br held responsible for their childs wrong doings kids get themselves in trouble and they know the risks before they do them so it's not the parents .
On 04/02/05
caitlin from MN said:
I think parents should be held responsible for their kids actions to some degree because they should teach their children the "rights and wrongs" but altogether they souldn't be held responsible because the kid knows what he or she is doing when they commit the crime.
21 thru 25 of 61 comments



Read more about the law and Family
Related Stories
Related Laws
« LawForKids.org home page | « Go back to speak up question #93