​KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Parents’ Liability


Parents’ liability refers to the legal responsibility parents may bear for harm caused by their children.


Parents are generally not automatically liable for torts committed by their children.


However, parents may be liable for their own negligence if they fail properly to supervise or train young children.


In determining a child’s negligence, the standard applied is that expected from an average child of the same age.


Parents may also be ordered by a court to pay fines imposed on their children for criminal offences.