In Florida, are parents always responsible for the acts of their children or are they not normally responsible

Answer 1

You are responsible for your child until he/she turns 18.

Answer 2

Some States impose financial responsibility on parents for the costs incurred by the State when youth are processed through the juvenile justice system. New laws from Florida, Idaho, Indiana, North Carolina, and Virginia require parents to reimburse the State for the costs associated with the care, support, detention, or treatment of their children while under the supervision of State agencies. Further, measures from Idaho, Maryland, Missouri, and Oklahoma require parents to undertake restitution payments when children are not financially able to compensate their victims.
Initiatives to encourage parent and child togetherness are yet another approach incorporated into parental responsibility legislation in some States. In the past 2 years, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas have enacted legislation that requires parents and children to participate in community service activities after the youth has been in trouble with the law. In addition, new laws in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Oregon require parents to attend counseling or other court-ordered treatment programs. Recent legislation in Arkansas, Colorado, Texas, and Wisconsin requires adult participation in parent training and responsibility courses. Often, involvement in these types of programs is a diversion option, with participation deferring any further punitive sanction from the court.

In 1997 and 1998, at least 15 states passed or amended parental responsibility laws. Many jurisdictions now require parents to pay institutional, service or procedural costs associated with their child's delinquent acts. In Illinois, parents or guardians must pay room and detention board. A Florida statute orders parents to pay the cost of their child's criminal prosecution. Tennessee's law charges parents with the cost of medical exams, treatment and preadjudicatory placement of their children. Hawaii and Utah make parents responsible for the cost of graffiti cleanup.

Your best bet is to contact a local attorney that specializes in family law.

Best wishes.

Answer 3

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