§ 3226. Exemption of third person from liability
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. (Added 2015, No. 7, § 1.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 115 - Vermont Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
§ 3212. Scope and jurisdiction
§ 3213. Nomination of custodian
§ 3214. Transfer by gift or exercise of power of appointment
§ 3215. Transfer authorized by will or trust
§ 3216. Other transfer by fiduciary
§ 3218. Receipt for custodial property
§ 3221. Validity and effect of transfer
§ 3222. Care of custodial property
§ 3224. Use of custodial property
§ 3225. Custodian’s expenses, compensation, and bond
§ 3226. Exemption of third person from liability
§ 3227. Liability to third persons
§ 3229. Accounting by and determination of liability of custodian
§ 3230. Termination of custodianship
§ 3232. Effect on existing custodianships