California Probate Code 3916 – A third person in good faith and without court order may act on the …
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 any of the following:
(a) The validity of the purported custodian’s designation.
Terms Used In California Probate Code 3916
- Instrument: means a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. See California Probate Code 45
- Person: means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other entity. See California Probate Code 56
- Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership and includes both real and personal property and any interest therein. See California Probate Code 62
(b) The propriety of, or the authority under this part for, any act of the purported custodian.
(c) The validity or propriety under this part of any instrument or instructions executed or given either by the person purporting to make a transfer or by the purported custodian.
(d) The propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian.
(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)