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S.C. Code Ann. § 63-5-635

Transfer by obligor

Known as the South Carolina Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

The act spans §§ 63–63 (24 sections).

2022 Act No. 128 (H.3821), SECTION 1, eff April 4, 2022.

(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a person not subject to Section 63-5-625 or 63-5-630 who holds property of or owes a liquidated debt to a minor not having a conservator may make an irrevocable transfer to a custodian for the benefit of the minor pursuant to Section 63-5-645.

(b) If a person having the right to do so under Section 63-5-615 has nominated a custodian under that section to receive the custodial property, the transfer must be made to that person.

(c) If no custodian has been nominated under Section 63-5-615, or all persons so nominated as custodian die before the transfer or are unable, decline, or are ineligible to serve, a transfer under this section may be made to an adult member of the minor's family or to a trust company unless the property exceeds $15,000 in value.

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