Legal Question in Family Law in Oregon

personal property/family dispute

I moved out of my parents' house at 18, 2 years later I am still trying to get my box of childhood mementos from them. Is this legally my property or theirs? How can I get my things from them?


Asked on 3/30/07, 5:55 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lawrence D. Gorin, Atty. Law Offices of Lawrence Gorin

Re: personal property/family dispute

QUESTION #1:

Is this legally my property or theirs?

ANSWER:

As a matter of law, it is the property of your parents.

QUESTION #2:

How can I get my things from them?

ANSWER:

Be polite and respectful and ask them, nicely and without demanding, if they could see their way clear to let you retrieve the property.

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Answered on 3/31/07, 3:07 am


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