(a) Sections 45a-557 to 45a-560b, inclusive, apply to a transfer that refers to said sections in the designation under subsection (a) of section 45a-558f by which the transfer is made if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor or the custodian is a resident of this state or the custodial property is located in this state. Courts of probate in any district in which the transferor, the minor or the custodian is resident, or in which the custodial property is located shall have jurisdiction of any disputes or matters involving custodianship under sections 45a-557 to 45a-560b, inclusive. The custodianship so created remains subject to said sections and to such probate court jurisdiction despite a subsequent change in residence of a transferor, the minor or the custodian, or the removal of custodial property from this state.
(b) A person designated as custodian under sections 45a-557 to 45a-560b, inclusive, is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state with respect to any matter relating to the custodianship.
(c) A transfer that purports to be made and which is valid under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or a substantially similar act, of another state is governed by the law of the state designated in the instrument of transfer and may be executed and is enforceable in this state if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor or the custodian is a resident of the designated state or the custodial property is located in the designated state.
(P.A. 95-117, S. 3.)
Subsec. (a):
Superior Court found to have subject matter jurisdiction in case that involved custodial accounts and arose in the context of the dissolution of a marriage. 56 CA 492.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure
Chapter 802d - Connecticut Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
Section 45a-557. - Short title: Connecticut Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.
Section 45a-557a. - Definitions.
Section 45a-557b. - Scope and jurisdiction.
Section 45a-558. - Nomination of custodian.
Section 45a-558a. - Transfer by gift or exercise of power.
Section 45a-558b. - Transfer authorized by will or trust.
Section 45a-558c. - Other transfer by fiduciary.
Section 45a-558d. - Transfer by obligor.
Section 45a-558e. - Receipt for custodial property.
Section 45a-558g. - Single guardianship.
Section 45a-558h. - Validity and effect of transfer.
Section 45a-558i. - Care and control of custodial property.
Section 45a-558j. - Powers of custodian.
Section 45a-558k. - Use of custodial property. Distribution to a trust.
Section 45a-559. - Custodian's expenses, compensation and bond.
Section 45a-559a. - Exemption of third party from liability.
Section 45a-559b. - Liability to third persons.
Section 45a-559d. - Accounting by and determination of liability of custodian.
Section 45a-559e. - Termination of custodianship.
Section 45a-560. - Applicability.
Section 45a-560a. - Effect on existing custodianships.
Section 45a-560b. - Uniformity of application and construction.