Pennsylvania law Sections 5508 and 5509 specify that parents are generally not liable for their child's actions if they lack custody or the child is institutionalized or emancipated. However, parents remain liable if they have deserted the child. The law also clarifies that parental liability under this chapter does not limit other legal liabilities of parents or children.
A parent is not liable if they do not have custody of the child at the time of the act, or if the child is institutionalized or emancipated.
Yes, parents are not absolved of liability due to child desertion, meaning they can still be held responsible for certain damages.
No, liability under this chapter does not limit other common-law liabilities that parents or children may have.
If a child is emancipated, parents are generally not liable for the child's actions under this law.