Ask the hospital to allow you to sign a finiacial hardship letter. But you will have to prove hardship.
No.
Parents are liable for their children until they become legally adult.
The owner of the vehicle is usually held liable.
No, if the adult children are not joint debtors they are not responsible for their parents debts. If they are joint debtors the parents' debts could be discharged in BK leaving the adult children who were not a part of the BK procedure open to the recovery of the debt(s) by creditors.
Who is the owner of the car your adult daughter was driving, you or her? If you, you can both be liable. Her as the driver, and you as the owner of the vehicle
The child is no longer a minor. As an adult, they are responsible for themselves.
No she is an adult at 19.
Not unless the parents entered into a contract with the hospital, doctor, etc. that provided the care.
no.
Very generally speaking, in the U.S. a person is not liable for any other person's debt, unless that person is a cosigner on a loan or something.
No, at age 19, the "child" is an adult responsible for his own actions. The parent has no legal authority to make the 19 year old do what the parent wishes, therefore the parent cannot be held liable for the child's actions.
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/pubs/reform/ch2_d.htmlNo. If child is emancipated or an adult, then the parents are no longer responsible or liable for the child unless extenuating circumstances apply. ie: mental retardation.