Pennsylvania § 5508 Liability of parent not having custody or control of child

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5508 — Liability of parent not having custody or control of child

Pennsylvania § 5508

Title 23DOMESTIC RELATIONS

PartPART VI

Ch. 55LIABILITY FOR TORTIOUS ACTS OF CHILDREN

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Bluebook

23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5508 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--No liability may be imposed upon a parent under this chapter if, at the time of commission of the tortious act, the parent has neither custody of the child nor is entitled to custody of the child or if the child is institutionalized or emancipated.

(b)Exception.--No parent is absolved of liability due to the desertion of the child by the parent.

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