Do parents have rights to take away their childamp;#39;s well-earned money? -

and take the phone that the child bought and completely destroy it?|::::|I assume you were using your phone so much you probably already have a brain tumor, were texting during dinner and your grades were tanking because you needed to be up on the school gossip? Well, then they were possibly saving your future by taking away that phone. If they destroyed it I would assume they ve talked to you about this before and given you several chances to clean up your act, correct? Gosh, this drives me crazy. I m not old enough to have a kid outta diapers never mind a teen so I know how it feels to be one and I ll tell you this much- if you follow the rules life is much easier. Sure, you don t get to do everything you ever wanted to but that s what college is for and by then you ve hopefully learned enough from your PARENTS that you ll make good decisions like say, not staying up all night texting and instead getting a good night s rest for your midterm in the morning. As for the money, well, I think they do whether or not it s quot;rightquot; but I will also take a stab at this one too. So, after they took away and destroyed your phone they took your money away so you couldn t be irresponsible and buy a new one? They wanted to make sure you didn t blow your cash and find a way around your punishment? They probably put it somewhere in a college/house/car fund that you ll get when you show that you re responsible or when they get so sick of having you around the house that they kick you out into an apartment. Grow up and deal with life. Your parents aren t going anywhere anytime soon and it sounds like they actually give a darn what you do with your life. Learn something from it.|::::|In most jurisdictions, minors do not own property until they become adults. Their property is technically held by their parents as their natural guardians. But as natural guardians, parents have the right to withhold property or even destroy it if its in the best interests of the child. It sounds to me like you did something with that phone and your parents wanted to make sure you would not do that again.|::::|Yes. In Tx, at least, I know it is law on the books that a parent has the right to services and earnings from a child. And the legal authority to discipline a minor as long as it is not physical abuse. So.. no, a minor does not have the legal right to own a phone, own money or not. If the phone was part of defiance or anything by the child (like contacting a boyfriend that the parents had prohibited), then most parents would have that phone in a blink of an eye. Probably the one most misunderstood LAW around is that parents have the legal authority and responsibilty to control a minor. Every teen hates it. And every teen comes to understand it, later in life. Sorry, I know it is not what you wanted to hear.|::::|Regardless of whatever assumptions might be made by others about the reasons that a child s parents might do such things, there is a good question for both sides. On the face of it, there s not enough information. You might say that the parents have all the rights. However.... if the parents did other things that were regarded as abusive rather than corrective as the normal act of parents, there might be a case for their acts to be regarded as not in the child s best interests. The age of the child would be possibly relevant, too. The key words are quot;in the child s best interestsquot; because courts generally look at that as the key to the solution. If the parents are not acting in the child s best interests, there might be a possibility of legal recourse by the child or, if necessary, a guardian ad litem if the parents are believed to be abusive. More than that would depend on the precise nature of the situation and professional legal advice from a lawyer in the state the child lives. At least, talking to the Clerk of the Court who is often a guardian ad litem in such cases of abuse or similar.|::::|Yes. The parents own the child and his her possessions, and they can dispense or destroy things given to said child unless they violate child protection laws in the process. Generally, taking a child s cash or breaking a child s toys or electronics does not count as abuse worthy of state-level youth department investigation. Yes, even if the child purchased the item with personally acquired money. If this is about you, and you have issues with your parent s style of household rule, perhaps you could talk to a guidance counselor at school? They can give you advice, including whether your parents have possibly violated any standards which might open them up for inquiry.|::::|until the time the child reaches an age at which the child becomes a legal adult, it s parents who are responsible for them. a contract entered into with a child is not valid in a court of law, that is why parents sign where ever it is required, instead of the child. so, your parents can take away your money. personally, i think they shouldn t have taken the money, if you are old enough, say around 15. try convincing them to give the money back, or just ask them for money, whenever you need it. you could also win over their trust by handing over all the money you earn, to them on your own, then they might start trusting you with money. but it will take some time for them to be sure that they can trust you to act wisely with the money.|::::|yes they can...why? because even though america states FREEDOM, there is no freedom with a parent and child. Child has to obey his/hers parent and untill the child moves away, everything that he owns, the parents also own. sad i know....i still deal with it, but nobody ever said life was fair.|::::|Yes, if the child is a minor, all the child s income and property belongs to the parents.|::::|If the kid s a minor - you bet they can.|::::|yes