...co-surety, and recover a fraction from him? My ex-husband and I signed our (joint custody) daughter's California drivers license application, and she recieved her learner's permit. She then crashed my car while I was in it. We are physically OK. I paid a large deductible when I repaired the car under my insurance. I asked my ex-husband to pay for half of what I paid, since we split our children's extraordinary expenses. He refused, disclaiming any responsibility over this type of expense.
Is my daughter liable to me for the damages she caused me? Not that I would take her to court, but if so, could then my ex-husband be found liable as jointly liable with both her and I for our daughter's damage liabilities to me? Could I then collect from him his one-half share of repair expenses as he is jointly-and-severally liable for our daughter's driving-damage liabilities?
Is my daughter liable to me for the damages she caused me? Not that I would take her to court, but if so, could then my ex-husband be found liable as jointly liable with both her and I for our daughter's damage liabilities to me? Could I then collect from him his one-half share of repair expenses as he is jointly-and-severally liable for our daughter's driving-damage liabilities?