{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-7-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 36-7-16","heading":"Exemption of third person from liability.","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 article for, any act of the purported custodian;\n(3) The validity or propriety under this article 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":["CHAPTER 36. ESTATES AND PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 7. UNIFORM TRANSFERS TO MINORS ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/36-7-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:01Z","sha256":"eafdacc0a28ca0cde9792a7cc4885a4c45a65bb921ef730ddbd1c4f9ab1c7338","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-7-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-7-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}