When Are Children Old Enough to Be Left Alone?

Published for NC Criminal Law on July 28, 2014.

The prosecution of a South Carolina mother who left her 9-year-old child unattended in a park several days in a row while the mother worked her shift at a nearby McDonald’s has been widely covered and roundly criticized.  The mother reportedly was charged as a result of the incident with unlawful neglect of a child, ... Read more

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