{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-33a-20","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 33A-20","heading":"Termination of custodianship.","body":"The custodian shall transfer in an appropriate manner the custodial property to the minor or to the minor's estate upon the earlier of:\n(1)\tThe minor's attainment of 21 years of age with respect to custodial property transferred under G.S. 33A-4 or G.S. 33A-5, except that any transferor may have custodial property transferred to the minor at any time after the age of 18 and before the age of 21 by a designation in the following words or their equivalent: \"The custodian shall transfer this property to _______ (name of minor) when he reaches the age of ___ (age after 18 and before 21).\";\n(2)\tThe minor's attainment of age 18 with respect to custodial property transferred under G.S. 33A-6 or G.S. 33A-7; or\n(3)\tThe minor's death. (1987, c. 563, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 33A. North Carolina Uniform Transfers to Minors Act"],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_33A/GS_33A-20.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:00:32Z","sha256":"2b1f22e4d71805c2c8d7e033cbee11ee537863b551bdd569487c48cdbc6bfaa1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-33a-19","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-33a-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}