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Can best buy look up my old purchases from my credit card?

My mom stole my computer when i was 16 when i moved out. My grandparents bought it for me at Best Buy in 2007 with there credit card. I am planning on suing her for my computer cost when im 18 in a few months. If i call/ go to best buy can they look up the past purchase of the computer because my grandparents did use there credit card to buy it?? I would think they would have it on file they do allot of business there.

Public Comments

1. Your grandparents can request a purchase history from their credit card provider.
2. Unfortunately when you live with your mom and you are under age, she owns everything that is yours, even if it was given to you as a gift, and even if you move out. You don't have a lawsuit. Best Buy may have it on file, but the only way they would have to produce it to your grandparents is if they get a court order from a judge asking for it. A judge isn't going to request this. It is your responsibility as well as your grandparent's to have record of purchases.
3. suing your mother when you are a minor~? maybe if this was a high profile event but just a computer will get you nothing but grief in the end the court could hold your mother responsible but do you really think you can afford the attorney fees and such to get back a computer? it would takes more then the computer is worth try to negotiate with your mother and if no~~then chalk it up to a learning experience
4. it isn't relevant who paid for the computer. The law says that a parent has the authority to determine what their minor child has. In other words.. a grandparent does not have the right/ authority to say that you can have a computer, if mom says, no, you cannot have it. What that "boils down to" is that a minor does not have the legal right to "own" something like that. Sure. The grandparents can verify that they bought it.. but that does not change the law about what mom can/ cannot do. Legally.. mom owns what is in her house, or has authority to control it. I understand this is a major issue in this country, today. Somehow.. today's teens, somewhere between 14-18, are assuming that they have legal rights, which in fact, don't exist. I don't think your lawsuit is going anywhere.
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