Q: Can parents take my phone at 18 if I don't pay for it?
Can my parents legally take my phone if I am 18 years old, even though I don't pay for it? I currently live with them, they are my legal guardians, and there are no specific house rules or agreements about phone use.
A: Not sure if you are saying that your parents have been APPOINTED BY THE COURT to be your legal guardians while you are an adult, or instead are using that phrase loosely, with them not actually being appointed. If appointed by the Court, they likely have the right to control your possessions as if you were still a minor. If they were not appointed, you are now an adult who would have full legal control of your own possessions - but your parents would have zero responsibility to house you or support you in any way whatsoever, and therefore would have the right to say: "You can live here on the condition you obey our rules."
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