As the end of school year approaches, your child is ready to trade his book bag for shorts and flip-flops. On the daily schedule is playing in the park, riding bicycles, and swimming at the local pool or the beach. As cautious and caring parents, we require our children to wear helmets for bike riding, roller-skating, and skateboarding, and also observe safety rules in and around the water. However, in spite of our vigilance, we can’t always keep our children out of harm’s way. They may be hurt due to circumstances beyond our control.
If your child is injured, hopefully it’s nothing more than minor scrapes or bruises, but this is not always the case. When your child does suffer a serious injury, your first responsibility is to get medical attention. After that, following the steps below will preserve your legal rights:
File an accident report (read more)
‘Til next time,
Turning legalese into legal ease,
Lewis
Law for the Layman 