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Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 13-316

Known as the Maryland Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

The act spans §§ 13-301 to 13-324 (25 sections).

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 subtitle for, any act of the purported custodian;

(3) The validity or propriety under this subtitle 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: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.