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Originally Posted by speede5
The court decision has done exactly what you are saying, it has told the kid he's not responsible for his actions, someone else is.
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Unless the parent is a complete turd, I would think a $50k tab would motivate them to hold the child responsible.
As an example, I tore the wooden slats off garbage can housing in junior high. The school made my parents pay the $250 to have it fixed. That motivated my parents (both working back then, didn't have much time for the kids) to get on me hard. That summer, I had to pay back the entire sum by mowing neighborhood lawns (and I lived in an area with excessively large lawns) at a flat rate of $2. Have never destroyed a garbage can since.
I really believe that, as a parent, there is a contributory negligence if your kid screws up. There is no magic $50k threshold of responsibility with your kid.