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TheKayman on Nostr: Maybe the state does have jurisdiction of the child’s rights and property? Maybe ...

Maybe the state does have jurisdiction of the child’s rights and property? Maybe upon mother and father signing the birth certificate, this transfers the child’s rights and property into estate administered by the state, where the state acts as the lawfully appointed trustee who acts to “benefit” the beneficiary (child).
We assume the birth certificate is the record of the birth of a new born, but maybe it’s recording the birth of an estate under name of the surname.
In this case the parents do have a limited authority over the child only because the state grants it. The state as the lawful administer / trustee appoints mother and father to look after the new born under the name “parents”, but parents must follow the rules the state sets.
I would argue parents are different and distinct from mother and father.
Just a thought experiment.