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Miss. Code Ann. § 91-20-33: Good faith reliance on capacity of purported custodian.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 91. Trusts and Estates
- Chapter 20. Transfers to Minors
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:
(a) The validity of the purported custodian’s designation;
(b) The propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any act of the purported custodian;
(c) 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
(d) The propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian.
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