Virginia Code 64.2-910: Exemption of third person from liability
A third person in good faith and without a court order may act on instructions of, or otherwise deal with, a person purporting to make a transfer as, or purporting to act in the capacity of, a custodial trustee. In the absence of knowledge to the contrary, the third person is not responsible for determining (i) the validity of the purported custodial trustee‘s designation, (ii) the propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any action of the purported custodial trustee, (iii) the validity or propriety of an instrument executed or instruction given pursuant to this chapter either by the person purporting to make a transfer or declaration or by the purported custodial trustee, or (iv) the propriety of the application of property vested in the purported custodial trustee.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 64.2-910
- Court: means a circuit court of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 64.2-900
- Custodial trustee: means a person designated as trustee of a custodial trust under this chapter or a substitute or successor to the person designated. See Virginia Code 64.2-900
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Virginia Code 64.2-900
- Trustee: means a trustee under a probated will or an inter vivos trust instrument. See Virginia Code 64.2-100
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
1990, c. 264, § 55-34.11; 2012, c. 614.