Can your parents take away something you bought with your own money?

Long answer: As long as you are a minor, your parents are responsible for you. This includes your behavior, your appearance, and your belongings. So yes, they can take away anything at any time, whether you paid for it or not.

Do parents own their children’s money?

Not Family Money The first thing to get straight is what the law makes clear: in the state of California, 100\% of every dollar a child actor makes belongs legally to THEM—and them alone. But that money is ultimately theirs too.

Can parents ground you from something you bought?

Generally speaking, a parent does not have the right to destroy or convert their child’s property, but until the child is 18, the parent may prevent the child from having access to it. Meaning, it’s probably “ok” for your dad to keep your property…

Can a parent spend a child’s money?

If the check is made out to the child’s name, then yes, the parents can legally spend it however they see fit. However, if the check is made out to a trust account in the child’s name, then it is different. If the account is e.g. a UTMA, then the money can only be spent for the “benefit” of the child.

What will happen if a parent does nothing?

So if a parent does nothing, their children will become quite schooled in the dark arts of self-indulgence. Therefore, parents must constrain their children to right behavior. In time their moral understanding will develop and they will begin to choose good, even when it is contrary to their carnal desires.

Why do some parents try to impose sameness on their children?

Parents try to impose sameness on their children because they can’t live on through their children if the children are different from them. For example, if you are religious and your child is a non-believer; or if you are a Democrat and your child is a Republican, your child no longer serves that necessary function.

What causes parents to fall in love with their children?

Parents’ unfulfilled primitive hunger for love and care from their childhood causes them, in turn, to focus these strong desires on their children. They confuse the powerful feelings of longing and possession they have toward their offspring for genuine feelings of love.

Is the child always more expendable than the parent?

In any case, the child is always more expendable than the parent’s defense system. The more self‑protective a person is, the more he or she will act out his or her defenses on the child and progressively fail to perceive the child correctly and encourage healthy development.