{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-305","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-305","heading":"Transfer authorized by will or trust.","body":"(a)\nA personal representative or trustee may make an irrevocable transfer pursuant to section 21-309 to a custodian for the benefit of a minor as authorized in the governing will or trust, subject to the authority of the court under section 20-1106.\n\n(b)\nIf the testator or the settlor has nominated a custodian under section 21-303 to receive the custodial property, the transfer must be made to that person.\n\n(c)\nIf the testator or the settlor has not nominated a custodian under section 21-303 or if all persons so nominated die before the transfer or are unable, decline, or are ineligible to serve, the personal representative or the trustee shall designate a custodian from among those eligible to serve as custodian for property of that kind under section 21-309(a).","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Transfers to Minors; Uniform Law."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-305","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1c2a86853f6141de52dbf05470da47becd6b003ef4e582b07ce250ef06a3ce1f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-304","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}