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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 554B-11

Exemption of third person from liability

Known as the Hawaii Uniform Custodial Trust Act

The act spans §§ 554–554 (23 sections).

L 1989, c 76, pt of §1

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, and, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, is not responsible for determining:

(1) The validity of the purported custodial trustee's designation;

(2) The propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any action of the purported custodial trustee;

(3) The validity or propriety under this chapter of any instrument or instruction executed or given either by the person purporting to make a transfer or by the purported custodial trustee; or

(4) The propriety of the application of any property delivered to the purported custodial trustee.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.