I am a 16 year old, who got their first job at 14ish, and ever since have had my own debit card with my own name on it, and all the money I have earned from work, gifts, ect. have been on there. I have direct deposit pay checks, and I save most of it for a car I want in the future. I feel I am resonable with my money and I understand the importance of saving it. I have had no issues what so ever with it. My parents decided to take both my debit card away, and transfer all my 5k into their account and not give it back to me. I have fought this, but there isn't much I can do. I am looking into this on the llegal side of things, and I'm wondering if this is llegal or not in the United States, for a parent to simply take away all the money their child has earned by their own work.

I am a 16 year old, who got their first job at 14ish, and ever since have had my own debit card with my own name on it, and all the money I have earned from work, gifts, etc. have been on there. I have direct deposit pay checks, and I save most of it for a car I want in the future. I feel I am reasonable with my money and I understand the importance of saving it. I have had no issues whatsoever with it. My parents decided both to take my debit card away and to transfer all my 5k into their account and not give it back to me. I have fought this, but there isn't much I can do. I am looking into this on the legal side of things, and I'm wondering if this is legal or not in the United States, for a parent to simply take away all the money their child has earned by their own work.