Help!! Teens had party at my house while we were out of town.?

I just found out that My teens had a small party at my home and they were drinking while my wife and I were out of town. Two Police detectives showed up and told me that while they had the party a 16 year old girl is saying that two boys stole her keys and totaled her car two blocks away. The boys admit they were drunk but say she lent them the keys. My teens are 16 and 18. My question is, could I and my wife be liable for the car or injuries involved? I don't know the age of the two boys but I think they were minors. Also is my 18 year old in any way responsable? We live in California if that helps.





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Help!! Teens had party at my house while we were out of town.?
Whether or not you will be held liable depends on a variety of instances, Such as, was it your alcohol that they were drinking, or did the kids bring it themselves? Additionally if you had any thought that your children might do this(highly doubt this but if there is a suit it will be brought up) and you left them unsupervised then you might be held liable. Just because you might not be held liable in a court of law, doesn't mean that the girl might try to file a suit against you. Any charges against the 15 year old will come back to you, but you'd need to contact a local attorney to see if your 18 year old could be held liable as an independent. After this incident I would not leave the children unsupervised for a night again, as it could be held that you had prior knowledge of their partying tendency, thus increasing the probability that you will be held liable in a suit.





Your best bet would be to contact your attorney. The girl might not sue, but in today's sue-happy atmosphere there is a high probability that one will be filed.
Reply:your 18 yr. old is an adult!





the whole car issue should be filed under your homeowners insurance, if that is what you have that is liable for anything that happens at your house (ie somebody is hurt)
Reply:You need to put this question in politics %26amp; government --- law enforcement category.


It needs some professional input.
Reply:If the girl's parents decide to push the situation, then there's possibly that chance of you being held responsible for the damages. However, you can always hire your own attorney if need be and fight it. It's all "he said she said" and why it is a bad situation, how could the girl's parents want to only point the blame at you and your son? Why was she at an unsupervised party in the first place? Did her parents know where she was at? YOUR son is not the one who totalled the car. The other boys did. There would have to be significant evidence too that shows all of this happened AT your home. Everything from the drinking to the boys "stealing" her keys. How do you know that the underage boys were not drunk before they arrived at your home? See.. there are a lot of little details that have yet to be revealed. Good luck to you.
Reply:ask this in the insurance catagory
Reply:i doubt anyone in your family will get in trouble.


but c'mon leaving a 16 and 18 year old home alone long enough to throw a party ?!
Reply:it really depends on how the cops want to handle it. your 18 year old could very well get in trouble for this. just thank god nobody was hurt.
Reply:yeah you might it get into some trouble. your oldest is old enough to be alone in the house but your 16 yr old should have been in someone's care. i would be more worried about where they got the beer from since they are both under 21. i think you should wait to find out what happens most parents would take action but there is no way to know for sure if they will press charges

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