Legal Question in Family Law in New Mexico
I found out that my x wife left my eight year old son with his eleven year old cousin at the movies alone, what is the age where that is considered safe?
Asked on 8/15/09, 4:45 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
There is no concrete response to your question. If an adult left the two you describe at a public theater and picked them up after the show was over, there is probably no problem. There is no certain age at which a child may be left under such circumstances - it depends upon the maturity level of the child and the safety of the forum. Leaving them on the street would be child endangerment; leaving them at a crowded theater probably is not.
Answered on 8/21/09, 11:21 am