§ 15-1.5-104. Form and Effect of Receipt and Acceptance by Custodial Trustee – Jurisdiction

1. Obligations of a custodial trustee, including the obligation to follow upon directions of the beneficiary, arise under this article upon the custodial trustee’s acceptance, express or implied, of the custodial trust property.
2. The custodial trustee’s acceptance may be evidenced by a writing stating in substance:

   I, ____________ (name of custodial trustee) acknowledge receipt of the custodial trust property described below or in the attached instrument and accept the custodial trust as custodial trustee for ____________ (name of beneficiary) under the “Colorado Uniform Custodial Trust Act”. I undertake to administer and distribute the custodial trust property pursuant to the “Colorado Uniform Custodial Trust Act”. My obligations as custodial trustee are subject to the directions of the beneficiary unless the beneficiary is designated as, is, or becomes incapacitated. The custodial trust property consists of ____________.

   Dated: _______________

   _____________________

   (Signature of Custodial Trustee)

3. Upon accepting custodial trust property, a person designated as custodial trustee under this article is subject to personal jurisdiction of the court with respect to any matter relating to the custodial trust.

CUSTODIAL TRUSTEE’S RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE

Source: L. 99: Entire article added, p. 1214, § 1, effective August 4.

OFFICIAL COMMENT

Although a custodial trust is created by a transfer that satisfies section 15-1.5-102 of the Act, the responsibility and obligations upon the trustee do not arise until the trustee has accepted the transfer. This detailed section is included to call the attention of the parties to the effective receipt and acceptance by the custodial trustee. Once a custodial trustee accepts the transfer of the custodial trust property, the custodial trustee assumes the obligation of a custodial trustee under this Act. The acceptance can be expressed or implied, but it is recommended that the written acceptance provided for in section 15-1.5-104 (2) be utilized. By the acceptance the custodial trustee submits to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of the enacting state for the purpose of the custodial trust, despite subsequent relocation of the parties or of the custodial trust property. The principal sources of these provisions are Sections 8 and 9 of UTMA and the analogous provisions under the Uniform Probate Code, Sections 3-602, 5-208, 5-307, 7-103.