{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-35-5a-17","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 35-5A-17","heading":"Exemption of Third Person from Liability for Good Faith Dealings with Custodian.","body":"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:\n(1) The validity of the purported custodian’s designation;\n(2) The propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any act of the purported custodian;\n(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\n(4) The propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian.","path":["Title 35 Property.","Chapter 5A Uniform Transfers to Minors Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-5A-17","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"edbadb7ed647c9b3e3884b98f7f00c13f9d9e1301a381d9a261ef50dbe829b74","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-35-5a-16","next":"us-al/ala.-code-35-5a-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}