Legal Question in Family Law in Colorado
divorce
What is the "Family Purpose" docterine
Asked on 6/13/00, 11:29 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Re: divorce
This is a legal doctrine in which parents are held liable for the automobile wrecks [most common, although there can be other applications] of their children when the child is on a mission for the family such as driving to the grocery store, other errands, etc.
It arises most often when a child is driving a family car but is not a named insured. It is used to gain access to the parent's insurance policy on the automobile.
There are other applications, but this is the most usual.
Answered on 8/01/00, 2:05 pm