33-15-502. Minor may give acquittance. (1) Any minor domiciled in this state who has attained the age of 16 years shall be deemed competent to receive and to give full acquittance and discharge for a payment or payments in aggregate amount not exceeding $3,000 in any one year made by a life insurer under the maturity, death, or settlement agreement provisions in effect or elected by such minor under a life insurance policy or annuity contract, provided such policy, contract, or agreement shall provide for the payment or payments to such minor and if prior to such payment the insurer has not received written notice of the appointment of a duly qualified guardian of the property of the minor. No such minor shall be deemed competent to alienate the right to or to anticipate such payments. This section shall not be deemed to restrict the rights of minors set forth in 33-15-103.
(2) This section shall not be deemed to require any insurer to determine whether any other insurer may be effecting a similar payment to the same minor.
History: En. Sec. 288, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3731.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies
Chapter 15. The Insurance Contract
33-15-501. Payment discharges insurer -- notice to contrary
33-15-502. Minor may give acquittance
33-15-503. Forms for proof of loss to be furnished
33-15-504. Claims administration not waiver
33-15-505. through 33-15-510 reserved
33-15-511. Exemption from execution of life insurance proceeds
33-15-512. Exemption from execution of proceeds of group life -- exception
33-15-513. Exemption from execution of proceeds of disability insurance
33-15-514. Exemption from execution of proceeds of annuity contracts -- assignability of rights