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No more sleepovers, birthday parties, or babysitting…

by Tory Maguire

26 Jun 02:40pm

Filed under: Children, Litigation, Parents

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Risking your financial future for your children's friends

Some of the most vivid memories I have from childhood involved sleepovers at friends houses or having my friends come and stay.

Those moments, when you experience for the first time what it’s like to be without your own parents, and are expected to fit in with families with totally different habits to your own, are incredibly important in childhood development.

But a NSW court has this afternoon put an end to the practice - awarding $853,396 in damages to a boy who fell from a bunk-bed at a friends house. The friend’s parents have to pay.

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Michael says:

12:31am | 22/07/09

In this case, the judge may have well believed the Shaws with their totally different version of what happened, the child shouting “Geronimo” before slipping from the drawers. Who`s got the better evidence? Another thing: with the insurers stepping in, judges are tempted to award those large amounts, they would… Read more »
Peter says:

08:24pm | 28/06/09

While I think the decision is solid I think there is a fair chance it will be appealed. Read more »