Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, a parent is liable for not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) in actual damages arising from harm to a person or damage to property knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly caused by the parent’s child if:

(1) the parent has custody of the child; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-31-4-1

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) the child is living with the parent.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-31-1(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.27.