Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 3227
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 3227
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Custodial property: means :
- 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
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Minor: means an individual who has not attained 21 years of age. See
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
§ 3227. Liability to third persons
(a) A claim based on any of the following may be asserted against the custodial property by proceeding against the custodian in the custodial capacity, whether or not the custodian or the minor is personally liable therefor:
(1) a contract entered into by a custodian acting in a custodial capacity;
(2) an obligation arising from the ownership or control of custodial property; or
(3) a tort committed during the custodianship.
(b) A custodian is not personally liable:
(1) on a contract properly entered into in the custodial capacity unless the custodian fails to reveal that capacity and to identify the custodianship in the contract; or
(2) for an obligation arising from control of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the custodian is personally at fault.
(c) A minor is not personally liable for an obligation arising from ownership of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship, unless the minor is personally at fault. (Added 2015, No. 7, § 1.)