Parents Took Savings from Past Work to Pay For Car Accident Damage

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My question involves employment and labor law for the state of: Texas

Hello all,
I'm 18, worked for my parents at their diner from 8/10-1/13,
They paid me under the table from the start, and I saved 80% every time I was paid.
So I moved out in June, and not long after I totaled my car {which I had paid off myself, as well as the insurance}
When I turned 18 I asked my mother about switching the savings account to checking and she claimed the 7000+ that I had saved all went towards the wreck, because their insurance rates went up.
It doesnt sound right to me, but I have no proof that I was paid for my services. The account was in mine and my mothers name. Is there anything I can do about this?
Ive been left with nothing to fall back on, and just a fraction of what I had saved would help me greatly.

Also: The other car involved barely had a scratch, they changed their tire and drove away fine

[flyingron]

I presume you were on their policy and all this (work, accident) occurred before you turned 18. Unfortunately, their rates very much went up (in fact they were probably paying more for having you on the policy over and above what the line item for your car was). If the other driver submitted ANY claim, it matters not what the magnitude is (and in fact, "barely a scratch" an still be $1000 worth of body work).

As a minor, all the stuff is your parents (wages, ownership of the vehicle, etc.). You can try negotiating a more equitable settlement if they are being unfair but there is NOT LEGAL BASIS FOR YOU TO GET ANYTHING.

[Disagreeable]

Further, if you were 18 at the time, do you really want to file a legal claim claiming you committed state and federal tax fraud?

[llworking]

Further, if you were 18 at the time, do you really want to file a legal claim claiming you committed state and federal tax fraud?

Do we have it in evidence that he was 18 at the time?

[LawResearcherMissy]

The account was in mine and my mothers name. Is there anything I can do about this?

Nope. If she was an owner of the account, the money is considered hers as well.

[Mr. Knowitall]

Did you earn all of this money before you turned 18?

(a) A parent of a child has the following rights and duties:

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(5) except as provided by Section 264.0111 [children with a managing conservator], the right to the services and earnings of the child;
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[Disagreeable]

Did you notice the word "if"? Ron approached it from one point and I the other. No more coffee for you today.

Do we have it in evidence that he was 18 at the time?