Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
My 90 year old father in law has lived with me and my wife off and on over the last 10 years. He has recently been in and out of rehab and hospitals and is currently in an assisted living home which medicard and medicade pay for.
He is now begging us to let him come back and live with us again, as he feels his freedom is limited where he is.
He has a current drivers license and wants to get his vehicle back so he can drive again. He has always been a careful driver, but now his sight is not as good nor is his judgement.
I addition he has been in a good amount of debt to credit card companies and banks over the last several years, but cannot afford to pay them. They are now threatening to file legal action.
My question is what are the risks and liabilities we are assuming if we allow him back to live with us?
1 Answer from Attorneys
You are not taking on any liability for his debts and his creditors cannot attach his debts to your home, unless his name is on the title to the home (or any other of your assets).
You don't have much liability for his driving. If he has car insurance, the insurance company takes on most of the risk and he takes the rest. If you permit him to drive when you know for a fact that he poses an unreasonably high risk of harm to others, you might face some civil liability akin to letting a drunk person drive away from your house.
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