parental

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Exceptions would be allowed if both parents voluntarily agreed to share parental rights.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Central and local government officials have tried with limited success in recent years to incentivise marriage and childbirth, from launching dating apps to boosting child-rearing allowances and subsidising parental leave.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Roughly 30 to 35 countries offer some form of birthright citizenship, particularly across the Americas, with varying degrees of restriction based on parental residency or legal status.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

The new law recognises that children can often benefit from maintaining relationships with both parents, while helping distribute parental responsibility more evenly.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

I would have been horrified if I had known that two days after I received the music box, Mary Miller wrote Mr. Ferris requesting that parental contact be stopped altogether.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter