A third person in good faith and without court order may act on the instructions of or otherwise deal with any person purporting to make a transfer or purporting to act in the capacity of a custodian and, in the absence of knowledge, is not responsible for determining:
(1) the validity of the purported custodian's designation;
(2) the propriety of or the authority under this chapter for any act of the purported custodian;
(3) the validity or propriety under this chapter of any instrument or instructions executed or given either by the person purporting to make a transfer or by the purported custodian; or
(4) the propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Chapter 53 - Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
Section 5301 - Short title of chapter and definitions
Section 5302 - Scope and jurisdiction
Section 5303 - Nomination of custodian
Section 5304 - Transfer by gift or exercise of power of appointment
Section 5305 - Transfer authorized by will or trust
Section 5306 - Other transfer by fiduciary
Section 5307 - Transfer by obligor
Section 5308 - Receipt for custodial property
Section 5309 - Manner of creating custodial property and effecting transfer
Section 5310 - Single custodianship
Section 5311 - Validity and effect of transfer
Section 5312 - Care of custodial property
Section 5313 - Powers of custodian
Section 5314 - Use of custodial property
Section 5315 - Expenses, compensation and bond of custodian
Section 5316 - Exemption of third person from liability
Section 5317 - Liability to third persons
Section 5318 - Renunciation, resignation, death or removal of custodian
Section 5319 - Accounting by and determination of liability of custodian.
Section 5320 - Termination of custodianship
Section 5321 - Delay in transfer of custodial property after minor attains age 21