Do parents have the right to take a child's property?

gemma482406

Your dad does have the right as you are not 18 therefore your dad is still responsible for you sorry but yeah he does. No matter what you do he has the right but not when your 18. You are still classed as a minor in law until your 18

Baby Gurl

Hey!!

Unfortuantly, yeah until you are 18, as long as he is your legal Guardian he has the full right to take that away from you especially if you are living in his house.

Now when you turn 18 if you move out then you have the right to get the Xbox 360 Back!!

Well i'm really sorry for the bad news and I wish you luck in figuring all that out!!!

God Bless!!

the_hilton

yes he does

mybusiness2

Please read this. Whatever an xbox 360 is_and I don't have time to look it up right now_, do not worry about the fact that he took it, but why. If he's willing to give it back to you, thank him for it. If he's not and you believe he could have any valid reason for taking it and will not be giving it back, let it be. You will be 18 years old soon and will make many decisions on your own from then on in which your father will have no saying. Life goes on, and fortunately it is beginning for you. Be all the more thankful for it and for fact that instead of holding a grudge all this will serve a purpose some day when you can look back and reflect.

As for the xbox 360, just keep working and buy yourself another one. This will tell your father a lot about you and will win his respect.

baby i'm me, so who you

yes, unfortunately. but once you eighteen you turn you can be all "hey give that back"

Erika

Yes, and let me tell you why: because you're still living under his roof, as long as you do this, he can still tell you what to do, it's his house.

howard fisher

Probably, but I wouldn't do it if he was myson.

Yahoo: GRUNT

Well no because it was brought entirely with your money. I would keep my head down now if i was you though. Now your an adult he might feel since you want to be treated like an adult so much you should pay rent.

soul_plus_heart_equals_man

Legally yes.
Morally - that depends on why he took it. You didn't say why he took it and I'm sure your not going too. If he took it to say - give to someone else because he thought it would cause you stress - then yes that is immoral so he didn't have the right. But if he took it away say because - you were playing it instead of doing your homework - then that is a morale reason. Honor your father and do what he tells you. It all could be just a morale lesson he planned for you.

bgmcfn

If you still live in his house. I don't I don't see any problem with it.

chicken patty

Dude it doesn't matter if your almost 18. It's your dad, give him some respect. If your living with him then that means that your living by his rules.

Tazz

No you're not because you aren't technically 18 yet. You have 2 more months. In two months he can't take it away anymore. But right now it's still fair game.

lol stop "thumbs downing" everyone cause you're mad your dad took away your xbox and everyone agrees that it's okay for him to. Grow up.

:-)

As long as you are under their roof then they can take whatever they want to away from you. I know you probably don't see it that way, but you will see when you have kids of your own. You parents own you till you are 18 and still call the shots as long as you live there. Best wishes.

momoftwo

As long as you're living under his roof you need to play by his rules. So if you are still living at home with your parents when you are 23 then they have the right to take your stuff away if you misbehave according to their rules.

Sam L

yeh i think he does

Haley

Personally, I would have to say yes he does. You haven't moved out of the house yet, so you still have to follow his rules and im sure he had a good reason for taking it away and he'll hopefully give it back soon, because you did pay for it with your own money. and if it means a lot to you, explain to him that don't think its fair because you you paid for it yourself.

rob

as a child you don't own anything until you are 18,or you've been emancipated.

karma is a *****!!

If you live in his house its pretty much his xbox

the_libertyman

There's no such thing as a "child's" property.

Until reaching the age of majority, a CHILD own's nothing as they can not legally enter into ANY contracts.... which include sales and earnings.

Your question is fundamentally flawed in its premise.

nikkig813

One thing is murder and the other thing is discipline.. If you are living under his roof you are going to have to abide by his rules. You probrably did something you werent suppose to and he is trying to teach you a lesson PLUS go outside and get some fresh air what is so fun a bout sitting in front of a screen killing things

Sour

Yes they do.

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yes he can and he could have even taken the money you yourself had earned

à®Sillyà® Due 3/17/2010

Their House = Their Rules.

If it was a punishment..then ya...they can.

If you're dad stole it to sell it at the pawn shop for cash...then ya thats messed up...but they can still do it..

Don't like it? Move out.

Taunte Rez

um yeah he has the right to take it away.

that girl

you live under their roof, you live under their rules

also, even at 18, you are still in high school
and if they pay for your college, that's like you live under their roof too

bottom line, respect your parents, don't do things that will cause them to have to take your toys away

Francine Middlecozy

I saw this on Judge Judy last week. She said to a kid, "If you're not 18 yet, your parents "own the air you breathe."

Ally

He has the right until you are 18.

swimmergurl

if your a bad boy, you get punished. how hard is that to understand?

his house, his rules. obviously you aren't meeting your responsibilities if you are being punished like that. At 17, you should act old enough not to have daddy take away your toys because you are being naughty.

Respect your dad's rules, and he'll probably respect your property.

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