Scott Abdallah Featured in KELO Story Regarding Liability Related to Recent Civil Unrest
Jun 8, 20
Attorney Scott Abdallah was featured in a KELO Money Matters Story related to the recent civil unrest. As a former prosecutor, Scott discussed how South Dakota law allows parents to be held financially responsible in civil court for vandalism and other malicious acts caused by children living in their household. Scott also discussed how children under the age of 18 can be held civilly responsible for damages caused by intentional acts like looting and rioting. Scott explained that once a judgment is obtained against a child in civil court, the judgment is generally valid for 20 years and will follow that child into adulthood when they will ultimately be required to pay.
