Somehow, I converted my alternate hotmail account to a child account and now I can’t get in. What do I do?

I cannot find a workaround anywhere.  I tried doing an account recovery, but all that did was let me change the password.  I still get a screen that says "You need a parent's permission."  I then get asked to provide my credit card information, my address, etc. and pay $0.50!  It's never been a child account, so I shouldn't be forced to verify it as such.  Does anyone know where I can go to regain access to my account?  I've only seen found link where moderators said to go in a separate thread, but those links are broken.  Please help, as I cannot get my emails anymore.

Thanks