{"product_id":"vragen-9460-onze-stiefzoon-is-20-jaar-en-woont-nog-thuishij-heeft-al-diverse-achterstanden-betreffende","title":"Legal questions about parent-child debts","description":"\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n Our (step)son is 20 and still lives at home. He's already behind on several payments. I know that an adult child is responsible for their own debts, but a bailiff still comes to our door, and the reminders are also delivered to our address. Do they then also have the right to make the parents pay for the debts, or will the (step)son still be held liable? Can a bailiff seize property that doesn't belong to the (step)son, i.e., things belonging to his (step)parents?\n\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n Dear questioner,\n\n Parents are not liable for the debts of an adult son. Property that doesn't belong to the son cannot be seized either.\n\n yours sincerely,\n\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e \nI agree with the answer from my fellow lawyer. What I would do is clearly separate your and your son's belongings. For example, store all his things in his room. This prevents confusion about who owns which things when the time comes and the bailiff seizes them.\n","brand":"Rechtswinkel.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56302099202397,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rechtswinkel.nl\/en\/products\/vragen-9460-onze-stiefzoon-is-20-jaar-en-woont-nog-thuishij-heeft-al-diverse-achterstanden-betreffende","provider":"Rechtswinkel.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}