The Unicorn
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"like" doesn't fit this sort of statement, but I do appreciate your post.That said, it also wouldn't surprise me if the money for the clothes Taylor purchased along with the spending money she has comes out of her paychecks, along with any money she spends in the cafeteria.
The point is, the PRT, acting as her guardians, can and in many cases are required to, act in ways which severely limit Taylor's ability to oppose them. If they want to keep control of her they could easily twist those to make that 100 times worse.That isn't the case in this story since it was stated somewhere in the first few chapters that the PRT does provide funds for Wards they are the guardians of.
The whole point of the guardianship is that Taylor is not competent to handle things herself and thus they are not required to inform her of any financial dealings they do in her name.Since you know they are their legal guardians and are thus required to pay for things like food, clothes, and other essentials so them taking those funds from Taylor's paychecks would be very immoral and probably illegal since they would be doing it without informing Taylor.
They are required to provide the basics, but they are also allowed to use Taylor's money to help support her. How much of that they're allowed to use and for what sort of function is the sort of thing that varies a lot not just between jurisdictions but also according to the details of the guardianship agreement made with the court and various other factors. In most cases it comes down to what the guardians can convince a judge is reasonable.
When, as in this case, the guardian(s) and the judge have significant ties outside the case, that can lead to the judge accepting some pretty ridiculous claims as reasonable.