Ala. Code § 35-5A-17

Current through the 2024 Regular Session.
Section 35-5A-17 - Exemption of third person from liability for good faith dealings with custodian

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 chapter for, any act of the purported custodian;
(3) The validity or propriety under this chapter 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.

Ala. Code § 35-5A-17 (1975)

Acts 1986, No. 86-453, p. 819, §16.