A third person in good faith and without a court order may act on instructions of, or otherwise deal with, a person purporting to make a transfer as, or purporting to act in the capacity of, a custodial trustee. In the absence of knowledge to the contrary, the third person is not responsible for determining:
(1) the validity of the purported custodial trustee's designation;
(2) the propriety of, or the authority under this subchapter for, any action of the purported custodial trustee;
(3) the validity or propriety of an instrument executed or instruction given pursuant to this subchapter either by the person purporting to make a transfer or declaration or by the purported custodial trustee; or
(4) the propriety of the application of property vested in the purported custodial trustee.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 28 - Wills, Estates, and Fiduciary Relationships
Subtitle 5 - Fiduciary Relationships
Chapter 72 - Particular Trusts
Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Custodial Trust Act
§ 28-72-402. Custodial trust — General
§ 28-72-403. Custodial trustee for future payment or transfer
§ 28-72-404. Form and effect of receipt and acceptance by custodial trustee — Jurisdiction
§ 28-72-405. Transfer to custodial trustee by fiduciary or obligor — Facility of payment
§ 28-72-406. Multiple beneficiaries — Separate custodial trusts — Survivorship
§ 28-72-407. General duties of custodial trustee
§ 28-72-408. General powers of custodial trustee
§ 28-72-409. Use of custodial trust property
§ 28-72-410. Determination of incapacity — Effect
§ 28-72-411. Exemption of third person from liability
§ 28-72-412. Liability to third person
§ 28-72-414. Expenses, compensation, and bond of custodial trustee
§ 28-72-416. Limitations of action against custodial trustee
§ 28-72-417. Distribution on termination
§ 28-72-418. Methods and forms for creating custodial trusts