Arizona leads nation in child deaths by parents in custody cases. A new bill aims to change that.

By: Marjorie Perry

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 2,540

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Alec Agape Mater and Lydia Alyssa Mater weren’t at school on Monday, May 20, 2024.

Lydia had turned six the week prior. She had excelled in kindergarten and teachers said she was already at first-grade level. Alec was about to finish second grade. At the upcoming graduation ceremony, he was to be recognized for reading a hundred books over the past year; he would also share a poem he’d written and memorized.

Mother’s …

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