Full question:
What is the legal age at which a person can be left alone in a home overnight?
- Category: Minors
- Date:
- State: Florida
Answer:
Until a children reach the age of majority, children are owed a general duty of supervision to avoid harm. There is no age limit for leaving a child alone overnight. The following is a portion of a FL statute dealing with harm to a child:
Leaving a child without adult supervision or arrangement appropriate for the child's age or mental or physical condition, so that the child is unable to care for the child's own needs or another's basic needs or is unable to exercise good judgment in responding to any kind of physical or emotional crisis.
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