What is the maximum amount a minor can be sued for in Michigan?

Answer 1

Even an emancipated minor can not legally enter into a legal, binding contract and therefore can not be sued. And as a minor they can not be held civilly liable for their actions.

Answer 2

There is no maximum. A minor can be sued for any amount.

Whether you can WIN is a different subject. A lot depends on what the suit is for.

If you're suing for breach of contract, for example, an unemancipated minor cannot, generally, be held to a contract other than for "necessities of life".

If the suit is for a tort then the issues of 'age of responsibility' comes into play. Children below the age of responsibility cannot be successfully sued for unintentional torts, but they can for intentional ones.

That means if a ten year old is playing baseball and hits a ball through your window, you can't successfully sue him for the repairs. If he is mad at you and takes the bat to the window to deliberately break it, then he can be.

The next problem, of course, is collecting. Most often you'll need to just have to sit on the judgment until the minor is old enough to have assets for you to attach. (That will usually require renewing the judgment from time to time)

The law regarding suing emancipated minors is the same as suing adults. That's the legal consequence of emancipation.
Richard