Question: I was working at a coffee shop when suddenly a boy about 8 years old threw a water bottle at my computer, breaking the screen. If a child breaks someone else's things, do the parents have to pay compensation?
VIET ANH (Chi Linh City)
Reply:According to Article 74 of the 2014 Law on Marriage and Family, parents must compensate for damages caused by their minor children or adult children who have lost their civil act capacity according to the provisions of the Civil Code. According to Clause 2, Article 586 of the 2015 Civil Code, if a person under 15 years of age causes damage but still has parents, the parents must compensate for all damages. If the parents' assets are not enough to compensate and the minor child who caused the damage has his/her own assets, that asset shall be used to compensate for the remaining amount, except in the case specified in Article 599 of the 2015 Civil Code.
Based on the above regulations, if a child breaks your laptop screen, the child's parents are responsible for compensating you.
According to Article 585 of the 2015 Civil Code, the principle of compensation for non-contractual damages is stipulated as follows: Actual damages must be compensated in full and promptly. The parties may agree on the level of compensation, the form of compensation in money, in kind or performing a task, the method of compensation in one time or many times, unless otherwise provided by law.
The person responsible for compensation for damages may have the compensation reduced if there is no fault or the fault is unintentional and the damage is too great compared to his/her economic capacity. When the compensation level is no longer suitable to reality, the damaged party or the party causing the damage has the right to request the court or other competent state agency to change the compensation level...
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