Section 19. (a) A minor who has attained the age of fourteen years, the minor's guardian, an adult member of the minor's family, a transferor, or a transferor's legal representative may petition the court (i) for an accounting by the custodian or the custodian's legal representative; or (ii) for a determination of responsibility, as between the custodial property and the custodian personally, for claims against the custodial property unless the responsibility has been adjudicated in an action under section seventeen to which the minor or the minor's legal representative was a party.
(b) A successor custodian may petition the court for an accounting by the predecessor custodian.
(c) The court, in a proceeding under this chapter or in any other proceeding, may require or permit the custodian or the custodian's legal representative to account.
(d) If a custodian is removed under paragraph (f) of section eighteen, the court shall require an accounting and order transfer of possession or control of the custodial property and records to the successor custodian and the execution of all instruments required for transfer of the custodial property.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
Chapter 201a - Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
Section 2 - Scope and Jurisdiction
Section 3 - Nomination of Custodian
Section 4 - Transfer by Gift or Exercise of Power of Appointment
Section 5 - Transfer Authorized by Will or Trust
Section 6 - Other Transfer by Fiduciary
Section 7 - Transfer by Obligor
Section 8 - Receipt for Custodial Property
Section 10 - Single Custodianship
Section 11 - Validity and Effect of Transfer
Section 12 - Care of Custodial Property
Section 13 - Powers of Custodian
Section 14 - Use of Custodial Property
Section 15 - Custodian's Expenses, Compensation, and Bond
Section 16 - Exemption of Third Person From Liability
Section 17 - Liability to Third Persons
Section 19 - Accounting by and Determination of Liability of Custodian
Section 20 - Termination of Custodianship
Section 22 - Effect on Existing Custodianships