Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Virginia

Can parents get arrested or in serious trouble if they are at a house where there is underage drinking if they don't know that it is going on and they did not provide the alcohol?


Asked on 7/01/10, 2:58 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Probably not arrested, but, perhaps, sued (in my opinion)on a theory of civil liability for their alleged failure to keep a sufficient eye on things things that could have prevented the illegal teen activity.

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Answered on 7/01/10, 8:15 pm


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