By reading each framework's own provisions for spouses and children rather than assuming they match. Employment-based nonimmigrant categories have established dependant rules that differ among themselves, and the Gold Card framework's family terms must be taken from its official materials.
Ask what each adult and child may actually do
For every route under consideration, answer the same three questions for each family member: what status would they hold, does it permit work or study, and when does it end. Employment-based categories differ sharply on the first question, since some accompanying spouses are employment-authorized incident to status and others are not permitted to work at all, and that single difference often decides which route a household prefers. For the newer framework, take the answers from the official page and treat anything it does not address as unresolved. Then add the practical layer that no status covers: schools, professional licensing in a particular state, health coverage and where the family would live.
Hypothetical example: a retired Tyendinaga actuary wants a Gold Card path to include an adult daughter who is financially dependent but married. Financial dependence does not by itself determine immigration eligibility. Before making a payment, list each proposed family member’s age, marital status, citizenship, and current location, then compare those facts to the official rules. If a relative is outside the permitted group, that person needs an independent strategy rather than an assumption. That early inventory prevents a family from treating a personal payment decision as a promise of immigration coverage for every relative.