What happens to parents if their kids drink w/o their knowledge? (In the state of Texas)
For example if a few friends get together and drink at someone's house and get caught but the person's parents didnt know.
(please respond to the question and not things like: "you shouldnt be drinking in the first place" or "drinking is bad" and so on; I don't want to debate the correctness of it, i just want to know what would happen to parents for their kids actions)
2007-09-16 17:47:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The parents are responsible whether or not they know the kids are drinking on their premises.
It is the parent(s) home, the underage drinking is occurring in their home, and if anything should happen in the home, the parent(s) could be sued, possibly lose their home.
If anything should happen after the kids leave the home and they have been drinking alcoholic beverages the parent(s) could still be sued.
It is the responsibility of the parent(s) to always have adult supervision. This is why when events occur in the home and there is no adult supervision "Child Protective Services" is called and/or a report is made by the police. The child is then removed from the home to a place of detainment until a place is found for the child, which could be a Foster Home, Detention Center, etc....
If your parent(s) are leaving for an overnight trip and they are entrusting you to stay at home by yourself and you are over the age of 16 years, you ought not to take such a chance, as you are not only endangering yourself you are endangering other individuals and you could end up in front of a judge with your parents.
Especially if someone gets hurt, there is a car accident, someone gets hurt in your parent(s) home, or some other calculated unfortunate incident.
One way or another this always ends up in court in front of a Judge.
2007-09-16 19:53:26 · answer #1 · answered by dd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about the laws in Texas, but in Ohio the parents would be held accountable. I forget what they get charged with, but it's expensive and has ended up with jail terms for some parents. And that's in addition to the charges that the kids face for underage consumption, etc.
2007-09-16 17:53:51 · answer #2 · answered by Dottie R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The parents are not held accountable for the actual offense, but they can be held accountable for the fine.
2007-09-16 17:54:31 · answer #3 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They could go to jail and be fined.
2007-09-16 17:53:08 · answer #4 · answered by mommanuke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋