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custodial

[kuh-stoh-dee-uhl] / kʌˈstoʊ di əl /


ADJECTIVE
tutelary/tutelar
Synonyms


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Users who link joint or custodial accounts to the chatbot may inadvertently reveal confidential financial information about their spouse or children without their consent, Bellini said.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Parents who are unable to hire their babies for this Roth strategy — for example, if their children can’t work — can still invest for their child through a custodial brokerage account.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The boys would not have been sent to prison if they had been given custodial sentences.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Another rule: If the parent spends money in a custodial account, the spending has to be for the child’s benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Basically everybody Mr. Sager—weak maybe, same as Sabbatini, mopping up after rich kids for too many years, pension for custodial services too good to lose.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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