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ABA Family Legal Guide
Automobiles
Accidents and Insurance
Accidents
- If I am in an accident, do I have to worry about civil law? Criminal law? Both? Neither?
- According to the law, how safely must I drive?
- Do I need to exercise more care toward pedestrians and passengers?
- To what standard of care will I be held if someone else is driving my car, and I am a passenger?
- Am I legally responsible even if I am not in the car if an accident occurs?
- What if my child is driving my car and an accident occurs?
- Should I contact a lawyer after an accident? What should I tell the lawyer?
- What might happen if I believe an accident is at least partly my fault?
- If the accident is partly my fault, may I still receive payment for my injuries?
- What is contributory negligence?
- What is comparative negligence?
- What is the status of negligence in no-fault states?
- What does "leaving the scene of an accident" mean?
- What are the defenses to "leaving the scene of an accident" charge?
- If I collide with a parked car, am I required to do anything?
- Must I tell the police if I am in an accident?
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