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KRS 385.162

Exemption of third person from liability

Known as the Kentucky Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

The act spans §§ 385–385 (55 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Richardson v. AMRESCO Residential Mortgage Corp. (2004)

Most recently applied in Richardson v. AMRESCO Residential Mortgage Corp. (January 2004)

Effective: July 15, 1986 History: Created 1986 Ky

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 KRS 385.032 to 385.222 for, any act of the purported custodian;

(3) The validity or propriety under KRS 385.032 to 385.222 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.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.