(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person not subject to § 9-26-205 or § 9-26-206 who holds property of or owes a liquidated debt to a minor not having a conservator may make an irrevocable transfer to a custodian for the benefit of the minor pursuant to § 9-26-209.
(b) If a person having the right to do so under § 9-26-203 has nominated a custodian under that section to receive the custodial property, the transfer must be made to that person.
(c)
(1) If a custodian has not been nominated under § 9-26-203, or all nominated custodians die before the transfer or are unable, decline, or are ineligible to serve as a custodian, a transfer under this section may be made on behalf of a minor beneficiary to the minor beneficiary's parent or legal guardian, or to a trust company unless the property exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in value except as provided under subdivision (c)(2) of this section.
(2) A survivor benefit due to a minor by the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System under § 24-7-710(c) may be paid on behalf of a minor beneficiary to the minor beneficiary's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian or to a trust company unless the value of the survivor benefit exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per year.
(3) The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System is not liable for any misuse of funds paid on behalf of a minor beneficiary to a minor beneficiary's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian under subdivision (c)(2) of this section.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 26 - Rights Respecting Business and Property
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
§ 9-26-202. Scope and jurisdiction
§ 9-26-203. Nomination of custodian
§ 9-26-204. Transfer by gift or exercise of power of appointment
§ 9-26-205. Transfer authorized by will or trust
§ 9-26-206. Other transfer by fiduciary
§ 9-26-207. Transfer by obligor
§ 9-26-208. Receipt for custodial property
§ 9-26-210. Single custodianship
§ 9-26-211. Validity and effect of transfer
§ 9-26-212. Care of custodial property
§ 9-26-213. Powers of custodian
§ 9-26-214. Use of custodial property
§ 9-26-215. Custodian's expenses — Compensation — Bond
§ 9-26-216. Exemption of a third person from liability
§ 9-26-217. Liability to third persons
§ 9-26-219. Accounting by and determination of liability of custodian
§ 9-26-220. Termination of custodianship
§ 9-26-222. Effect on existing custodianships