RECOVERING FROM THE PARENTS OF MINORS - Parental Responsibility - Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyers - www.pqtlaw.com

The Parental Responsibility Act is an Ontario law that can make parents responsible for the intentional actions of their children. This law holds parents financially responsible for property loss, damage or destruction intentionally caused by their children who are under 18 years of age. It allows property owners, renters, lessees whose property has been intentionally damaged, destroyed, or stolen by minors to bring a claim for a maximum of $10,000.00 through Small Claims Court. This amount includes costs incurred by the victim such as lost wages or profits and car rental costs arising from the property damage or loss; and permits victims to use documents under the federal Young Offenders Act and Youth Criminal Justice Act to help prove their case where the youth has been found guilty of that property offence in youth court. Plant Quinn Thiele LLP, Ottawa Personal Injury and Insurance Lawyers - http://www.pqtlaw.com/.

Michael K.E. Thiele, a partner at Plant Quinn Thiele LLP - Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyers handles many personal injury cases involving injuries sustained by children and as a result of children's actions. He is a regularly contributor to free legal information articles. He focuses on personal injury law and insurance matters.