Are parents legally allowed to steal money from their child who earned it themselves and use the money for personal shopping?
No one is “legally allowed to steal” from anyone. Mainly because, if it’s legally allowed, it isn’t stealing. Stealing means taking something illegally.If you’re an adult (at least 18 years old) in the United States and your parents are stealing your money you can choose to report it to the police and your parents may be prosecuted. That’s a big step, and will likely end your relationship with your parents. Holidays, after that, will be awkward at best.If, however, you are under 18 years of age money you earn might not legally be considered yours at all. A minor’s rights—especially property rights—may be more limited than that of his parents. They may have the legal right to anything you earn as a minor. There are lots of stories about this regarding child actors in Hollywood.The way to legally protect your earnings is to become emancipated. This is, basically, a way of being declared legally an adult despite not yet reaching the age of majority. This is also a big step, and I recommend you talk to an attorney who specializes in that field in your area if you are interested.
Do parents in the US have the right to force their minor children to work?
No they do not. Parents have a major issue when it comes to children. One being they forgot what it’s like to be a child, and the other is to understand children are not slaves or cheap labor. People that say a parent works all day and it’s not unthinkable to have the child do chores. Well, let’s say that the parent wasn’t a parent. They work all day, come home and now have those same chores. But what is different, no child to tell to do them.Parents also need to understand that all the ‘things we do as parents for you (the child)’, is not a tick for tack. I cannot understand parents like that. They bring up things like; all the times the child was sick and the parent cared for them, all the clothing that the parents bought for the child. The fact that they pay for all their needs like braces, glasses, etc. That they pay all the electric and utilities bills for the child. My question is first, child or not….don’t they have to still pay rent/mortgage, still got to pay electric and gas bill right?Part of being a parent is to care for the child, to make sure they are able to grow and develop, be safe, etc. The child is not cheap labor, the child is not slave labor force. Asking a child to do something is fine, forcing a child to do something is not.
Can Grandparents Claim Life Insurance for Minor Beneficiary?
My son father recently passed away and left my 11 yr old son as beneficiary of his life insurance policy through his job. Now my sons father, mother (which is my son grandmother) has filed a life insurance claim form on my sons behalf. Can she legally do that even though she is not his legal guardian? Also we live in separate cities and she have never really been involved in his life much prior to the passing of her son.
Is it illegal/unfair for a parent to take away their child's belongings that the child had bought? What is your opinion?
It’s a crime to take away someone’s properties without consent. If you bought them yourself, they are yours and your parents have no right to take them. On the other hand, if you bought them with money your parents gave you, they aren’t yours. I have a job, so when I buy things for myself, they are 100% mine because I have a legitimate job and earned the money myself.If you get, let’s say 20 USD a week just to save for something, or to buy a weekly treat at the end of the week or something, that money still isn’t yours. Even if you did clean your room for it, or took out the trash, that money is still not yours. Cleaning your room and taking out the trash is normal things people are supposed to be doing when they live somewhere, some parents just decided to reward their children because then they won’t rush to finish the job, but actually, do it properly.As long are you’re under 18-years-old and you don’t buy things with money you’ve earned from a real part-time or full-time job, the money isn’t yours and your parents have all rights to take away whatever you bought with it. If you’re over 18-years-old, and your parents give you money, that money is now yours. When we are children parents own everything we own, because we can’t give consent, sometimes we make bad decisions and we don’t always know when to stop playing a game etc. When we turn 18 y/o, were considered an adult and we also automatically own everything we’ve been given. You wouldn’t confiscate your friend's phone if they bought it with money you gave them for their birthday, right? Well, you can’t do that to your child after they turn 18 y/o either because they are their own person now and are capable of making own rules.But, we need to think as our parents as our guardians. If you did buy a phone with your own money, but you can’t control how much time you spend on it and you don’t sleep enough or forget doing your homework because of it, they have all rights to take it away, because they are supposed to do so. their job as a parent is to stop you from hurting yourself and developing bad habits. If you’re over 18 y/o and live at your parent's house, I’m sorry, but you have to follow their rules. If you don’t want to you can move out.
Is it legal to make a 16 year old pay for her own food and rent at home?
Legal? I don't know about that. Reasonable? Absolutely not.They're still a minor, probably only a sophomore in high school. They're still a child, and should be treated accordingly.By trying to treat them like an adult makes it sound like you're done raising them, but you've still got two more years, you can't “check out” now.Plus, they're practically forcing her pay to live since she doesn't have the option to move out.Her job right now should be to be an exemplary student so they don't wind up having to pay for her college because she didn't get any scholarships.Edit: Regarding legality, here's what Zane Jakobs saidI can answer the legal bit: in the US and Western Europe, it is sbsolutely not legal. A parent is responsible for providing food, water, shelter, and a non-abusive home to their minor (under 18) child.
Can a parent create a paypal account for their child?
So if a parent puts in their personal details (name, d.o.b, address, etc) and links it to their child's bank account (under 18), this would be legal and would work? Would there be any authentication issues with the names being different?
Can I cash an Insurance settlement check made out to my minor Son?
My son was involved in an accident at a large box store. We received a settlement offer and a check from the store. It is written out to my son. It states; "Pay to: Joey Smith in C/O Father, John Smith". Will the banks allow me, his legal guardian, to cash/deposit this check. He is only 5 years old. And of course those names are not real. We are residence of USA TN. Thank you.
Is it legal to make 17 year old children pay rent?
you are a minor and she must provide house and food and clothing for you until you turn 18 that being said, your money is LEGALLY her money so if she wants it, she can have it because as a minor you have no money that is legally in your name as of yet. so if she wants 600 bucks a month, then its hers to collect.