Q: Can my dad confiscate my phone if I owe him money?
I am 18 years old and I still live at home. My cell phone, which I purchase and pay for the service on, broke recently and my dad loaned me the money to get it repaired due to the fact that I need it for my job. He then decided to hold it in his room, and refuses to give it back to me until I hand him the cash that it cost to get it repaired. Because of this, I cannot contact my boss or anyone that I would need to contact for any reason.
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