Childhood Toy Missing

I'm not even sure he has a claim that it is his. A few years ago a local teenager ran off with her high school track coach. She wanted to take her beenie baby collection to sell it and her parents told her no. She went to court but was told that property collected while she was a minor under her parents' control was really theirs. If your son left the property at your house for over ten years, it would be hard to show it was his anyway. It should be an interesting law suit, keep us informed.

I'd be interested if you have other examples of lawsuits where minor possessions are at issue. It seems to me I can dispose of my children's possessions however I want. If I want to sell, donate or replace something I don't have to have their permission, nor do I have to give them the proceeds. If someone gives my child a gift that I find inappropriate, I can take it from them or restrict its use. Do you have a legal database with examples of rulings in it? I can't imagine denying my children their childhood toys when they leave home, but if they refused to take them, I wouldn't feel any guilt in donating or selling them.

That's interesting. The link I posted said that not only her possessions belonged to her parents,
but even wages she earned as a minor. I don't recall the case being appealed,
so I can't say that anyone else reviewed the decision.

In 1935, his father died and his mother married Arthur Bernstein, who was his business manager. When he wanted the money that he made as a child star in the 1920s, his mother and stepfather refused his request and Jackie filed suit for the approximately $4 million that he had made. Under California law at the time, he had no rights to the money he made as a child, and he was awarded only $126,000 in 1939. Because of the public uproar, the California Legislature passed the Child Actors Bill, also known as the Coogan Act, which would set up a trust fund for any child actor and protect his earnings.

I'm curious, in this case it appears that he is trying to infer some sort of responsibility
on his parents for an item left on their property.
Can you leave something at someones house and then infer responsibility?

It looks like all they would have to do is say
" I have no idea where it went, it's not mine".

As you will readily observe I have the toy,
which is currently unharmed, imprisoned in a world 5 parsecs away.

I shall release him to you upon payment of 10 astronomical credits.

Don't toy with me, I have received the death sentence on 12 systems, or else.