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These are custodial accounts, so the custodian, typically a parent, would make decisions around rollovers and investments on behalf of the child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“No parent would want the world to watch their child die,” Meadows told Alaska News Source.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The new rules include a six-month wait for learner drivers before taking a practical test, as well as completing new training modules that must be signed off by an instructor or a parent or guardian.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"I'm letting him go proudly. I accept it sincerely, even though it is not what I had hoped as a parent," Zulmi's father Iskandarudin told reporters after the funeral.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

But Dad hasn’t worked since Mom’s career took off and he decided to be a stay-at-home parent.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller