(a) This chapter applies to a transfer that refers to this chapter in the designation under section custodial property and effecting transfer; designation of initial custodian; control” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2019″ statecd=”HI”>553A-9(a) 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. The custodianship so created remains subject to this chapter despite a subsequent change in residence of a transferor, the minor, or the custodian, or the removal of custodial property from this State.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 553A-2

  • Custodial property: means (1) any interest in property transferred to a custodian under this chapter and (2) the income from and proceeds of that interest in property. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 553A-1
  • Custodian: means a person so designated under section 553A-9 or a successor or substitute custodian designated under section 553A-18. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 553A-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Minor: means an individual who has not attained the age of twenty-one years. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 553A-1
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 553A-1
  • State: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 553A-1
  • Transfer: means a transaction that creates custodial property under section 553A-9. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 553A-1
  • Transferor: means a person who makes a transfer under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 553A-1
(b) A person designated as custodian under this chapter 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 designated state 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.

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