united-states property minor ownership
Can my mom take away my phone on police order?
<p>Let's say there is a minor. He/she buys and currently pay for his/her phone. The minor's guardian demanded that the minor relinquish his/her phone and the minor did not agree. After the police were called the officer claimed it is a parent's right to discipline a child. Police quite essentially claimed minors have no rights.</p>
<p>Is this true, and if it is, in what law is it mentioned?</p>

<p>I guess you are <em>interpreting</em> the answer of the officer the wrong way. Minors <strong>do have rights.</strong> Plenty of them. But using a phone to contact people their legal guardian does not approve, or to consume media their legal guardian does not approve, is usually <strong>not a right</strong> minors have. And to make those restrictions stick, your mother took your phone away. Ask for it on your 18th birthday.</p>
<p>But when one of you has called the police on a family situation like this, <em>both</em> of you have a problem that goes way beyond property rights. Do you have an adult you can talk to? A teacher? An uncle or aunt? A coach? Try talking to them. If they <em>all</em> side with your mother, consider that she might be right and you are wrong. But often both sides talk themselves into a corner, and a neutral viewpoint helps.</p>
<p>If you are truly desperate about your situation, call Child Protective Services. But that could backfire if they believe your mother, and make the family situation worse. Taking a phone away is <em>not</em> neglect or abuse.</p>
