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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 3226

  • Court: means the Probate Division of the Superior Court. See
  • Custodian: means a person so designated under section 3219 of this title or a successor or substitute custodian designated under section 3228 of this title. See
  • Minor: means an individual who has not attained 21 years of age. See
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See
  • Transfer: means a transaction that creates custodial property under section 3219 of this title. See

§ 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.)