- The following statutory form shall be the standard form for a designated beneficiary agreement:
- The instructions to each party regarding how to grant or withhold a right or protection by initialing and the words “Party A” and “Party B” shall appear at the top of each page of the statutory form above the columns for the initials of the designated beneficiaries.
- A designated beneficiary agreement shall be presumed to extend all of the rights and protections listed in the statutory form unless the parties to the agreement explicitly exclude a right or protection.
- A party to a designated beneficiary agreement may limit the scope of a designated beneficiary agreement by the terms of the agreement or by executing a superseding legal document that controls and supersedes part or all of the designated beneficiary agreement.
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Source: L. 2009: Entire article added, (HB 09-1260), ch. 107, p. 433, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (SB 10-199), ch. 374, p. 1754 § 23, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1) amended, (SB 17-223), ch. 158, p. 560, § 15, effective August 9.
Cross references: For provisions relating to the time of taking effect or the provisions for transition of this code, see § 15-17-101.