{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203b-11","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203B, § 11","heading":"Third person dealing with one purporting to act as trustee","body":"Section 11. A third person in good faith and without a court order may act on instructions of, or otherwise deal with, a person purporting to make a transfer as, or purporting to act in the capacity of, a custodial trustee. In the absence of knowledge to the contrary, the third person shall not be responsible for determining:\n(1) the validity of the purported custodial trustee's designation;\n(2) the propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any action of the purported custodial trustee;\n(3) the validity or propriety of an instrument executed or instruction given pursuant to this chapter either by the person purporting to make a transfer or declaration or by the purported custodial trustee; or\n(4) the propriety of the application of property vested in the purported custodial trustee.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 203B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter203B/Section11","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:34Z","sha256":"cde5dca829ac00cc8d1d4124740ac3033f72bab1a842557ec65952464496bb18","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203b-10","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203b-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}