I live in my boyfriend’s house and he allows his underage daughter to drink alcohol, am I liable for anything that happens to her because I live there?
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I live in my boyfriend’s house and he allows his underage daughter to drink alcohol, am I liable for anything that happens to her because I live there?
When he has a party, he allows his underage daughter to drink, along with her underage friends. I have strongly disagreed with this and have been very vocal about it. If I leave the house for the evening of the party does that help me? I do not want to lose everything I have because he can’t say no to his daughter. I do not have any ownership rights in the house.
Asked on August 20, 2013 under Criminal Law, Texas
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Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country, assuming that you do not provide alcohol to an under age person then you have done no crime and should not have anything arrested. The caveat is that you need to distance yourself from the minor when she is drinking alcohol and not be around. Allowing a minor alcohol from what you have written about appears to be bad parenting skills of the boyfriend.
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