Divorce & Family Law
Cohabitation
Civil Unions
Domestic Partnerships
Prenuptial Agreements
Marriage
Postnuptial Agreements
Partition Agreements
Separation
Annulment
Dissolution
Divorce
Child Custody
Child Support
Amounts and Guidelines
Medical Support
Enforcement of Child Support Orders
Responsibilities and Duties of Parents To Child
Legal Rights of Children
Determining Parentage
Pregnancy and Birth
Termination of Parental Rights
Emancipation of Minors
Adoption
Child Abuse
Domestic Violence
Parental Responsibility For Children's Action
Legal Rights of Children
Although not yet adults, minors have their own legal rights. Laws have been enacted to protect children from abuse and neglect, to give a child access to an education, and to give them the right to receive certain federal and state benefits.
If my child inherits money from his grandparents, does it really belong to me?
No. The money belongs to your child; however, you have some control over its use and management as long as it goes to the child's needs rather than your own. For instance, you are certainly entitled to prevent the child from giving it to their friends, but they are probably within their rights to use the inheritance to purchase a vehicle.
Sidebar: Your child's earnings may belong to you under the law.