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What are my rights as a minor?

Im a minor, and have my own car. Mother refuses to hand over my key. what are my rights?

  • I'm 17, and I own my own car. Its fully paid off. I own it outright. it's titled and registered to me only. earlier today I misplaced my car key, and spoke with my grandma about what to do. and she told me that my mother had a spare key. which I didn’t know about. so, I called and asked her for the key. I told her I probably locked it in the trunk, and when she got home she unlocked the car for me but it wasn’t there. long story short is that she adamantly –refuses- to give me the spare key, and i'm literally unable to get into my car when I want or need to. I know that if I were an adult, she’s completely in the wrong, but im only 17. can she refuse to hand over the spare? She is in no way related to my car, the title, or registration. I don’t want to get the police or anybody like that involved but she is absolutely ridiculous and will not hand it over. I cant use my car at all, and this is just a joke. It’s a base Milan, and the key is the only way to get in. ive been at her for about 2 hours now demanding my key, and it is absolutely impossible for me to get it unless I were to get violent. and im not that stupid.

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    If you are 17 and have a fully paid off car then you can pay to get a locksmith to rekey the locks. Then again, I can't help but wonder why means you used to get the money for a car but thats a matter for a different day.

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You're a minor; you don't own anything your parents don't say you own. It's an unfair system, certainly, but it just means that when you become an adult and a parent, you're allowed to do the exact same thing to your children. Teach them the world is unfair and make them hate the world, so that when they have kids they'll do the same. It's the circle of life!

Surprising that you are responsible enough to pay for your own car and yet she is holding it back from you. How about asking her why she is not giving you the key? Seems like she must have a reason that you a) either aren't sharing on here, or b) she keeps sticking her fingers in her ears like a baby and won't answer you.

Though your mother has no ownership interest in your car, you remain subject to the decisions of your parents. They are two unrelated issues.

You have no rights. You're a minor and your parents control your possessions until you are an adult.

You can call the police.

Ask you mom if you could at least go get a couple of keys made. Did you give her the key?...Logically if you gave the key to her, she does not have to give it back to you, why she would not at least let you go make a copy is beyond me, unless you are restricted from the car.....if all you say is accurate, you would have the non emergency police number and talk to an officer. Things may get ugly for you if you call the police on your mom.

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