Driving with Children

Dear Jay:

Greetings. I agree with your wife. Best of luck.

Janet L. Fritts
Attorney with Rosen Divorce
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
RosenDivorce.com
919-787-6668

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My wife and I are recently separated. My drivers’ license is currently under suspension, but I continue to drive. Prior to the separation, my wife had no problem with me driving with the children. Now that we are separated, she is using this as an excuse and making it difficult for me to see the children. She claims that she would be held criminally negligent if she allowed me to drive with the children now knowing that my license is suspended.

I realize that if I were stopped, I would be in trouble for driving under suspension, but the question is: Could she be held resposible for negligence?

Jay Spoor