Can I be sued?
Hi, My grandson is 14 and can legally go on a boat by himself. But my daughter will not let him (his mother). It is my boat, so if I let him go on the boat alone with out his mother's approval can she sue me if god for bid anything happens? or if nothing happens and if she finds out? Will she have a case?
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(1) If anything happens, she could always sue you, whether she's given consent or not (likely) because she would not have consented for you to act negligently to cause your grandson injury.
(2) You're asking whether your daughter could sue her mother for letting a grandchild do something that mom prohibits? This problem is NOT one the legal system is designed to solve. You need to TALK to your daughter. Why is it that you're so intent on violating her wishes?
(3) You need to seek a lawyer in your jurisdiction, but I've never heard of any cause of action for "disobeying a parent's order for her child" when no harm comes from said injury. If she can prove that visits with you are not in the child's best interest, she may be able to go to court to seek an injunction prohibiting you from seeing your grandson. But if you really want an honest legal answer, you may have to pay a lawyer in your jurisdiction.
at a minimum, you will lose the companionship of both your daughter and your grandson. She is the parent. You should respect her decisions about what risks she finds acceptable. As for a lawsuit, yes you can be sued but for her to be successful in the suit would require that she show negligence, not just lack of permission.
Why would you risk not being able to see your grandson ever again over a boat ride? You have to respect her parenting. If you don't, she can, and will, refuse to allow you to see the child since in her opinion, you are putting the child at risk. Would you have liked it if your mother interfered with how you raised your daughter?
And yes, you will be liable for any injury that happens to someone on your property.
Yes. Why would you even think to go against his mothers wishes and let him dis obey her purposely! If you do that you will put your realationship with your grandson on the line because if she finds out chances are she probably will NEVER let you see your grandson agiain so i you NEVER want to see him again go ahead and let him do it, but if something does happen like the boat sinks, or it runs out of fuel, or there is a boat collision that has some VERY VERY VERY serious consequences. What if the boat does sink and your grandson goes down with it (god forbid). But if it does happen you would have been the cause of your grandsons death. So re think a stupid question like that before you post it! And just to answer your question YES she can sue you and if you let that young boy go out on that boat alone chances are she probably WILL sue you i know i would if i were her!
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