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fairly smart
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I really hate to tell you this, you don't actually get to 'own' anything til you turn 18. What are you doing to have stuff taken away at your age, you are not a baby, so don't act like one! |
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J R
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Until you are 18 years of age, you do not own any property. Anything you have, regardless of who paid for it, belongs to and is the responsibility of the parents. |
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Magnolia
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I guess because she is a minor then they have the right to take it away if she is not allowed to have it. |
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Neal
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If she is living under their roof, it is their property as long as she is under 18. |
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Nooneimportant
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Yes your parents can take it away from you unless of course you want to live on the street or pay your parents lots of rent! |
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h_carlin
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As long as you are a minor, parents will and do have control over your stuff. Silly about a cell phone, but yes, they can take it if they want. Must have their reasons... |
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Jessie H
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A 16 year old is still a minor and parents are responsible. What reason are the parents giving for not wanting 16 year old to have a cell phone? |
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Bassman58
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The 16 year old still lives in the house provided by the parents, they have that right! |
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The Naughty Librarian
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You can't legally own anything until you are an adult. Your parents do, no matter how you got it. |
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CGIV76
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Your only 16, and still under the control of your parents. Sit down, and talk with them. Since you're paying for it yourself, they should allow you to keep it. Just remember, they are your parents, and you still live at home. |
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grips
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You still live in their house, yea, I think they can |
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yi
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technically speaking i think the parents have the right to take it from her because she's a minor |
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bigjuggies79
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If you are a minor they can do whatever they want to! |
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beesh lii
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i made my daughter take the cell phone back and had the company void the contract she sighed. why i made her take it back? in about 5 months she ran up a huge phone bills, she was making long distant calls. we went to court and the judge ruled in my/our favor for obviously reason. |
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halestrm
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A minor cannot enter into a contract. If a 16 year old enters into a contract without letting the vendor know they are under age, the contract can be called null. If the parent finds out, they can force the child to return the cell phone and can force the vendor to return funds paid. The vendor cannot sue the child or parent in most cases.
There can be some exceptions if the minor committed fraud in order to get the cell phone (ie fake id and stated over 18). |
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ღStarzzღ
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If she pays for it with her own $ then it's her's. |
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bernie f
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Absolutely, and they can woop your bottom for buying it even after they told you that you couldn't. |
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Kristin V
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yes they have the right to take it because they are still your legal guardian |
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ღ praying for a 2009 baby ღ
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Yeah, I think it'd be fully the child's property if she's paying for it.... but, if she's living under the parent's roof that'd be a toughy.... even still. |
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adoptive mom
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It is her property *and* her parents can take it away from her if she's misusing it or if it's interfering in her life in some way. Are you going to call the police and report your parents for theft? What if your parents rescind their permission for you to work? (Or whomever) |
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ShineonRickWright
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Despite what some people are saying you can own property under 18, like say said a purse got stolen, a 16 year old can go to the police and report that as their property stolen |
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nanaz
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no i dont think they can bcuz u bought it with your own money earned working |
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~Another Day~
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Its her property...Especially if she has the receipt and all is in her name.
But there is an Ethic there...deeper than property ownership. |
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confucious says
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THE PARENTS HAVE NO LEGAL RIGHT TO TAKE THE PHONE AT ALL THEY CAN PREVENT IT BEING USED WITHIN THE HOUSE BUT FOR THEM TO TAKE IT IS THEFT. WITHOUT A DOUBT
TO THOSE PPL ON ABOUT CONTRACTS LOOK AT THE QUESTION IT IS A PAYG PHONE IF IT WAS A CONTRACT PHONE IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT SO SHUT UP PRATTLING ON ABOUT CONTRACT PHONES |
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gib000
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just work harder and get another one. |
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♥Mommy to Raynah and Ryland♥
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my parents did that to me...i had a fit...and just took it back when they werent home...lol |
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ahsoasho2u2
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CAN A 16 YEAR OLD GET A PHONE INSTALLED IN HER HOUSE? PRIVATE LINE?IF SHE PAYS FOR IT BY HER SELF THEN SHE HAS A CONTRACT WITH THE PHONE COMPANY TO USE THAT PHONE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO ESTABLISH A LINE OF CREDIT.
IF SHE LISTED HER PARENTS AS RESPONSIBLE PARTY THEY MAY HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO TAKE THE CONTRACT AWAY?
UNDER LAWS I HAVE RESEARCHED, SOME STATES ALLOW A CELL PHONE TO A MINOR WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO PAY? |
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Keever
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Her property.
If she's FULLY paying for it. |
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~*~Stephanie Dianne~*~
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I don't think parents can take it away. The money she works for is hers. |
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*miss k
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If she pays for it, there's nothing really the parents can do.. If it was a regular plan under the parents' name, THEN they have the right to confiscate it.. other than that, it's hers, she pays for it. |
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