Home Alone (with William Booth)

About this episode

The episode discusses the legal implications of leaving a child home alone, using the movie Home Alone as a case study.

On this special holiday episode of Objection! You're Fiction! Lee and Brad are joined by William Booth, Managing Attorney for the Children’s Law Center of New York. Together, the trio examine the legalities of Home Alone. William breaks down what would happen to Kevin McAllister's parents for leaving him home alone (twice) and what others should have done when they ran into Kevin. Would the authorities step in and take Kevin away? Would Kevin's neighbors be considered negligent? If you love Home Alone, then this is the podcast for you! To find out more about Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC, visit our website at bfkplaw.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lee, Brad

Guest: William Booth

Topics covered

• legalities
• Home Alone
• holiday episode
• child welfare
• negligence

Keywords

• Home Alone
• legalities
• child welfare
• negligence
• holiday episode

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Children’s Law Center of New York, Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC

Books & works: Home Alone

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