Chapter 12 - LUCINDA’S CASE

Lucinda faced misdemeanor property-damage and battery-related charges for breaking Amelia’s violin and pushing her.
No felony.
No weapon charge invented from a violin.
She accepted a plea.
Probation.
Restitution.
Counseling.
No direct unsupervised contact with Amelia for a defined period.
She paid replacement value for the violin.
The money went into Amelia’s custodial educational account.
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We did not use it to replace Grace’s instrument.
Some objects cannot be replaced simply because insurance creates a number.