Many parents experience anxiety when their teen first gets his or her driver's license. What many of these parents don't realize is that they should be very anxious indeed. As a parent of an underage driver, you could be liable for mistakes your teen makes while driving. If your teen is in an accident where someone in his car (or another car) is injured, you might discover that you are at great financial risk, especially if you had previous knowledge that your teen has an issue with alcohol or drugs and did not take steps to intervene in your teen's behavior.

Read more about parental liability for underage driving.

Labels: drunk driving, dui, teenage_drinking, underage drinking