Legal Question in Personal Injury in Michigan

Would the adult children of an aged parent (79yrs) be legally responsible for damages incurred if the parent had an accident while traveling between Michigan and Florida state? Please note the following facts: (1) Shows signs of Demensia but not medically diagnosed and (2) siezures are controlled if taking meds regularly and its been over 6 months since the last one plus (3) the eye doctor approx 1 year ago said he would be going blind and he has some prefferal vision loss on the left side but passed his drivers test from the State of Michigan in August 2009. His vacation will begin 2/7/10. Thank you for your help, Dawn


Asked on 1/28/10, 10:49 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Timothy Klisz Klisz Law Office, PLLC

The person would be responsible, and if they pass away, their estate would be responsible. Just make sure they are safe to drive and are fully insured, including an umbrella policy and there should be no issues. www.kliszlaw.com Tim Klisz

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Answered on 2/02/10, 12:02 pm


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