Does a child who didn't see one parent because the other parent stole them despite custody orders in place have to repay that time debt after age 18? Oregon : legaladvice

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Does a child who didn't see one parent because the other parent stole them despite custody orders in place have to repay that time debt after age 18? Oregon

Posting anonymously because I think I know the answer but feel like an idiot asking anyway. I hope I describe this clearly.

My parents split when I was very young and had shared custody about 50/50 at the time. My mother ran off with me to Canada not long after but cancer took her when I was 15. I was taken back to my father and was always told because I was away from him for eight years but he had 50/50 custody then I had to repay that time debt for four years after I turned eighteen. I took it as just how things are.

There was a letter from dad's lawyer that I haven't been able to find that I had when I came back to him pointing out I would be a minor until after I turned 22 and a few months. I'm not allowed to leave home much except to work, dad gets all of my money to support me, I'm not allowed to see guys, I'm not allowed a car, and it seems really unfair to me, and nobody else my age is in this situation. Does any of this seem legally real? The more people I talk to the more it seems my dad has me under a big con but I'd like to know for sure. I know it might be trying to prove a negative but is there a link to a law I could use to show for sure either way?

Edit. thank you, I'm convinced. genericusername4197's link and terms especially.

SunnyAngelz on September 16th, 2018 at 10:52 UTC »

Imagine being such a POS that your wife runs away to Canada with the kid, explicitly breaking custody orders because she's afraid of you.

Then imagine thinking of such a thing as time debt.

Time for LAOP to flee to Canada

Hrtzy on September 16th, 2018 at 10:38 UTC »

There was a letter from dad's lawyer that I haven't been able to find that I had when I came back to him pointing out I would be a minor until after I turned 22 and a few months.

Wait a minute, did the father actually get a lawyer to put that in writing? Because I'm pretty sure the lawyer would be in a world of hurt if that's the case.

TitchyBeacher on September 16th, 2018 at 09:08 UTC »

This. Prick.