My son-in-law totaled my car.

[HRZ]

Why not sue him?

 

[Just Blue]

He is a licensed driver, and I'm trying to find out if I can sue him and what is done when he can't pay what a judge orders.

What caused the accident? Was he drunk/on drugs? If so...Were you aware that he has a drinking/drugging problem?

 

[Eekamouse]

Why didn't your daughter tell you about this accident when it happened?

 

[not2cleverRed]

Why didn't your daughter tell you about this accident when it happened?

Thank you!

Anyone can get into an accident. Abandoning the car after totaling it - that's something else.

 

[HRZ]

OP apparently loaned car to SIL not D why not.just sue SIL for the costs.

Abandoning the car for days suggests there is more to this saga ?

 

[cbg]

Are you asking whether you can sue him, or whether you can successfully sue him?

The answer to the first is yes, you can sue him. The answer to the second is, sorry, the crystal ball is out for repairs.

 

[xylene]

If your daughter and SIL are broke and just starting out and he / they have no means you are not going to collect.

 

[not2cleverRed]

If your daughter and SIL are broke and just starting out and he / they have no means you are not going to collect.

Totalling the car is one thing. Not telling OP and just abandoning it - yeah, they're not invited to Thanksgiving dinner, because the $700 impound fee was avoidable.

 

[xylene]

Totally the car is one thing. Not telling OP and just abandoning it - yeah, they're not invited to Thanksgiving dinner, because the $700 impound fee was avoidable.

I did not mention family relations...

The OP has plenty, PLENTY of insight on how collectable or not this debt is.