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Tex. Fam. Code § 41.001

LIABILITY

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re DM (2006)

Most recently applied in In re E.K. (December 2007)

Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff

A parent or other person who has the duty of control and reasonable discipline of a child is liable for any property damage proximately caused by:

(1) the negligent conduct of the child if the conduct is reasonably attributable to the negligent failure of the parent or other person to exercise that duty; or

(2) the wilful and malicious conduct of a child who is at least 10 years of age but under 18 years of age.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.