Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio

are the parents of a juvenile that raped another juvenile responsible for the medical bills of the raped juvenile?


Asked on 5/14/24, 8:48 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Eric Willison Eric Eastman Willison

In Ohio, under the parental liability act, parents are only liable for up to a certain amount of any monetary damages their children cause. When I last had to deal with this issue back in the late 90s, I think it was something like ten or twenty thousand dollars. Not sure if it has changed since then. Google "Ohio Parental Liability Act" and you might come across the answer.

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Answered on 5/14/24, 10:23 am


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