Are my parents allowed to take my car away from me, it's mine?
I thought you were 16. If you are 21 your parents cannot control you like this. If the car is in you name, when you move out, take it, there is nothing you dad can do. If you are 21, and pregnant, their job is done. Move out and take your car with you.
Are parents legally allowed to take away something you bought as punishment if you are under 18?
Yes, it might be unfair depending on the situation but not illegal. It will only be illegal if said thing you bought is needed for your health like medicine or something like that.It doesn’t matter if you bought that with money you got yourself. You are living under their roof, under their rules, they pay your energy, food, clean clothes and the bed you sleep in. So they have the right to punish you if you break the rules.But you also have your human rights, you have the right to disagree with their decision and voice it, you have the right to complain, but have in mind that ultimately it’s their decision to make, like it or not. Also do not assume that when you turn 18 you can do whatever you want. Turning 18 only means that legally you can make your own decisions, you can leave your home and go do whatever you want and your parents can’t stop you. But if you re still living with your parents after you become 18 you are still living on their property and unless you help pay the bills you will still live under their rules.I’m not sure if this is a “what if” question or if it’s something that happened to you, and if it’s the latter I can’t really judge your parent’s decision as fair or unfair because I don’t know the details. So if this did happened to you, I would suggest to carefully think about it. Think about why they took something from you, think what actions from you made them do that, and try seeing from their side, remember what they do for you and then decide yourself if their punishment is fair or not.
Can a parent take away a child's property if the child payed for it with their own money?
Yep, under 18, if you live in their house and they pay the bills, they sure can.
Can CPS take a child away from a parent that has a class b misdemeanor for theft with priors?
I don't think so. If the parent is not neglecting the child or endangering the child in any way, it is not likely. A child is taken away usually only when the child's physical or emotional well being is at risk.
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.
If I bought my PS4, can my parents take it away?
Below 16:My daughter recently asked me a question like this. She wanted to know if she bought her own tablet would I install the software that disables it at 10pm and informs me of what she installs.I told her that I had duty of care for her, this includesFoodShelterPrivacySomewhere to sleepSupport to help her growLoveThings like access to the WiFi, power sockets in the bedroom and the large bedroom rather than the tiny office are not part of that.If my daughter does not follow the rules then she does not keep access to everything else.With the tablet it would first be the case that just her tablet would not be allowed on the WiFi. If she used it after 10pm then she would lose access to the WiFi on her other devices. Then we'd move from there.16–18If you Are worried about your parents taking things away between 16 and 18 this should be a red flag. Either you are untrustworthy and you need to sort your shit out or your parents are overly controlling and you need to save up to make leaving at 18 simple.18+Move out.I do find the comments on this interesting. I would not give an under 13-year-old unrestricted access to the internet. I’d also not give one access to an entertainment device that worked all night long. I was young once (a long time ago) and I know the temptation to use it all night and not be awake enough for school would be too strong. Making sure kids are awake enough for school so that they are prepared for life is a key part of being a good parent.That means tablets (and the like) needs good controls and switching them off at the router is not good enough.Now I’m also a big believer in giving my kids choices to go their own way, but they have to accept the consequences for it. Access to my WiFi requires acceptance of my rules, like software installed on her tablet to turn the device off at 10 p.m. and web filtering & monitoring. If she does not like it, I’ve shown her how to set up a WiFi hotspot on her phone. But if she does not turn her tablet off at 10 p.m. then I’ll turn off the electric to her room to force the matter.As my children grow and show that they are mature, I’ll lower the rules until they are 16 when, assuming I’ve done a good job as a parent, they will be mature enough for me to take all the safety nets away and let them run wild.My hope is that at 16 the ‘taking the safety nets away’ and un-installing the software would be largely symbolic as all the restrictions will have been turned off anyway.
Legally, are parents allowed to take their child's property away?
Let's make one thing clear: I'm NOT a minor. I'm in my twenties, but I still live with my parents because I am a college student. My parents make me put a tracking device app on my phone so that way they can spy on me. I've always been a good child so I never understood why my mother feels it's necessary to spy on me, but that's not the point. I got in trouble the other day because I was somewhere else rather than where I said I was going (don't worry it's nothing bad, it's just she never lets me go anywhere) I turned the location on my phone off, which always does the trick, but apparently it glitched. She texted me that night about how pissed she was that I was in a different city and that my father will no longer help me pay for college. See, my parents are on vacation right now and my "punishment" is when they come home. I have a feeling they are going to take my phone and or gaming consoles away. I did not pay for the phone, it was a gift and I'm trying to get them to release my number to my name so I can have my own phone plan at the moment. Now most of my video games and consoles were bought with my own money. The others were gifts. Can they take these things away from me?
Is it legal for a parent to steal money from their child without asking?
Children have no rights, hence it is not stealing.Money that a child earns, may be taken by the parent, and depending on the state, at least in the US, if there is a sizeable amount there may be laws requiring that the parent place up to some percentage of the earnings in a trust account (the usual example here is a child star who has a substantial contract for a film or a series of films.)There could be a question about who 'owns' the money given via gifts from others, or even from the parents themselves.The only way to remove parental control, is for the minor to be declared an 'emancipated' minor, which requires a court process and proof that the minor has the capacity to act in their own best interest, and also has an income which can support their emancipated status. Otherwise, depending, a guardian may be appointed by the court, to manage the affairs of the minor, if the parents are shown to be incapable in that regard (that is more court action...).