What happen to a single father leaves his minor children home without an adult for a few hours?

Question

If the polices come and find out a single father leaves his children home who are 12 and 10, what happen to him next? Put him in jail or what is his penalty? In CA.

Answer 1

12 year olds babysit so I think as long as the older one is watching out for the 10 year old it is ok. Just give them strict instructions not to answer the door or tell anyone they are alone.

Answer 2

Honestly its not a big deal, if they are mature enough to be home alone and if they know what to do in case of an emergency they should be alright. when i was 12 i was left home alone with my 11 year old brother at the time for a couple hours it wasn't a big deal. child protective services might get involved and i don't believe the children would be taken away permanently

Answer 3

At 12 and 10 they are fine for a few hours and the law will say it's OK, as long as it's not at night. Even at 12, at night might be OK, depends on state and local laws. I don't know CA law. In TX I think 15 is the minimum for a few evening hours.

Answer 4

That depends on the state you are in. Why did the police get called? In the state I live in 12 is old enough to be left alone and to babysit.......good luck

Answer 5

At that age, they can handle being home alone for a couple of hours. Don't worry about it. If he does it all the time however, it shows that he's very selfish and y'all need some counselling.

Answer 6

if the kids are 12 and 10, i believe that the law can't get him for anything. they are self sufficient and can get food when they need it.

Answer 7

that is not good. they are to young to be left alone. the police could lock him up and social services could get involved.

Answer 8

His kids can be taken away from him for neglect and other worse offenses.

Answer 9

THEY WOULD TAKE THE KIDS AWAY AND PROBABLY BUT HIM IN JAIL