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Registered Rep. November 1, 2002 Kevin McKinley	When That Bundle of Joy Grows Up to Be a Biker Chick With a little foresight, a few strategies can allow parents to stick to the letter of the law while preventing their well-intentioned savings in a custodial account from being frittered away by someone who is an "adult" in name only.
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