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Asked in Cumberland, MD May 01, 2019 ,  1 answers Visitors: 36
Can my parents take my phone

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Posted on / May 03, 2019 09:42:40

Whether it is "stolen" or not, I'm guessing there's at least a fair reason the phone was taken from you, even though you seem to disagree with that reason. At 15 years old, you are probably still considered a "minor" which means you are too immature to have certain rights (i.e. vote, consume tobacco, etc.). Sometimes, those rights include ownership of property. A phone is "chattel property." So unless you are an emancipated minor, your parents probably have the right to take the phone from you (or at least not be liable for the temporary deprivation of it). Assuming you're in Maryland, that state's law would apply, and the above is general legal commentary without being state-specific.

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