Liability for a Georgia car accident parents: the family use teaching
Despite extensive measures to reduce the number of accidents, still they cause the teen driver many serious car accidents in all Georgia, catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. Because the reporting problems or insurance limits is it sometimes necessary, compensation the assets of the shipping debt party in Georgia auto accident case to search. Unfortunately, it can be problematic, if you involved in a serious car accident lanes with a teen driver to Atlanta, what essentially, there are "Judgment proof," most young people, that they lack the income or assets are means to satisfy judgement to personal injury.
If a person suffering from catastrophic injuries in a motor vehicle accident, the medical and rehabilitative costs alone can be astronomical. While some people have uninsured or driver underinsured coverage for such situations, it is also important to look for recovery which may share liability depending on the circumstances against a parent element.
Montlick and Associates, attorneys at law, we represent those serious injury as well as the families of the victims in all Georgia suffer from wrongful death. Our experienced Atlanta car accident law firm diligently thousands of Georgia car accident victims throughout the State has represented for more than 27 years. We know that available insurance policy extremely important if your search for balance and will comprehensively examine to determine the most effective strategy, so that we can get the best result in your car accident case.
Georgia, is like the most jurisdictions, no adhesion on a parent in a car accident caused by their child only based on the relationship between parent and child imposed. Georgia personal injury law allows introduction of adhesion on a parent in a car accident caused by their child in certain circumstances based on the family purpose doctrine. The basic theory is that a parent may be required if he or she your child (or other immediate family member) provides a family vehicle, the vehicle with the implicit consent of the parent owns or controls the car used.
Liability can a parent in the context of the family purpose doctrine imposed, if the following are set:
The parent must have ownership or control of the car; the car must be provided for use by the child; the child to life in the same House, but not limited to, your child has to drive the vehicle with your consent or approval.When all these elements are created, a parent for their teens be liable then car accident. This may be the resources available there is a judgment will increase significantly. This doctrine is wide enough that allow even liability imposed your teenager, drive where allows a friend of the family, as long as your teenager also in the vehicle is available. The family purpose doctrine can be applied also for a college student, which maintains multiple residences may be away at school, but in fact.
Although the family use doctrine is not (i.e. a child has permanently moved out of the House), a parent be liable theory of liability under a negligent act of entrustment. This theory imposed liability for a parent for their own negligence in entrusted to the family car to someone she would have lacked the maturity or ability to drive safely. Many young people have terrible driving records with several traffic violations for the acceleration or running red lights and several car accidents. If your child has this kind of driving record, it is a good idea, long and hard think, so that they use the family car.
If you have been seriously injured by a teenage driver, you are entitled to compensation for your injuries. Our experienced Atlanta car accident lawyers work to get your best interests to be compensated for your injuries from all possible leaders. The Atlanta car accident law firm Montlick & Associates is available to clients in all Georgia and in the Southeast, including but not limited to Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Gainesville, Macon, Marietta, Rome, Roswell, Savannah, Smyrna, Valdosta, helping Warner Robins and all the smaller towns and rural areas in the State. No matter where you are our lawyers are only a phone call away, and we come to you. Call the week us 24 hours a day/7 days for your free consultation at 1-800-LAW-NEED (1-800-529-6333). You can also visit us at www.montlick.com and use our free case evaluation form or 24-hour live online chat.
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