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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators » Title 463-A - Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

Section 463-A:1 – Definitions.

    463-A:1 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. "Adult" means an individual who has attained the age of 21 years. II. "Benefit plan" means an employer’s plan for the benefit of an employee or partner. III. "Broker" means a person lawfully engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities or commodities for the person’s […]

Section 463-A:10 – Single Custodianship.

    463-A:10 Single Custodianship. – A transfer may be made only for one minor, and only one person may be the custodian. All custodial property held under the provisions of this chapter by the same custodian for the benefit of the same minor constitutes a single custodianship. Source. 1985, 197:1, eff. July 30, 1985.

Section 463-A:11 – Validity and Effect of Transfer.

    463-A:11 Validity and Effect of Transfer. – I. The validity of a transfer made in a manner prescribed by the provisions of this chapter shall not be affected by: (a) Failure of the transferor to comply with RSA 463-A:9, III, concerning the possession and control; (b) Designation of an ineligible custodian, except designation of […]

Section 463-A:12 – Care of Custodial Property.

    463-A:12 Care of Custodial Property. – I. A custodian shall: (a) Take control of custodial property; (b) Register or record title to custodial property if appropriate; and (c) Collect, hold, manage, invest, and reinvest custodial property. II. In dealing with custodial property, a custodian shall observe the standard of care that would be observed […]

Section 463-A:13 – Powers of Custodian.

    463-A:13 Powers of Custodian. – I. A custodian, acting in a custodial capacity, has all the rights, powers, and authority over custodial property that unmarried adult owners have over their own property, but a custodian may exercise those rights, powers, and authority in that capacity only. II. This section does not relieve a custodian […]

Section 463-A:14 – Use of Custodial Property.

    463-A:14 Use of Custodial Property. – I. A custodian may deliver or pay to the minor or expend for the minor’s benefit so much of the custodial property as the custodian considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor, without court order and without regard to: (a) The duty or ability of […]

Section 463-A:15 – Custodian’s Expenses, Compensation, and Bond.

    463-A:15 Custodian’s Expenses, Compensation, and Bond. – I. A custodian is entitled to reimbursement from custodial property for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of the custodian’s duties. II. Except for one who is a transferor under RSA 463-A:4, a custodian has a non-cumulative election during each calendar year to charge reasonable compensation for […]

Section 463-A:16 – Exemption of Third Person From Liability.

    463-A:16 Exemption of Third Person From Liability. – 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 […]

Section 463-A:17 – Liability to Third Persons.

    463-A:17 Liability to Third Persons. – I. A claim based on a contract entered into by a custodian acting in a custodial capacity, an obligation arising from the ownership or control of custodial property, or a tort committed during the custodianship, may be asserted against the custodial property by proceeding against the custodian in […]

Section 463-A:19 – Accounting by and Determination of Liability of Custodian.

    463-A:19 Accounting by and Determination of Liability of Custodian. – I. A minor who has attained the age of 14 years, the minor’s guardian of the person or legal representative, an adult member of the minor’s family, a transferor, or a transferor’s legal representative may petition the court for an accounting by the custodian […]

Section 463-A:2 – Scope and Jurisdiction.

    463-A:2 Scope and Jurisdiction. – I. This chapter applies to a transfer that refers to this chapter in the designation under RSA 463-A:9, I, by which the transfer is made if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of this state or the custodial property […]

Section 463-A:20 – Termination of Custodianship.

    463-A:20 Termination of Custodianship. – I. The custodian shall transfer in an appropriate manner the custodial property to the minor or to the minor’s estate upon the earlier of: (a) The minor’s attainment of 21 years of age with respect to custodial property transferred under RSA 463-A:4 or 463-A:5; (b) The minor’s attainment of […]

Section 463-A:21 – Applicability.

    463-A:21 Applicability. – This chapter applies to a transfer within the scope of RSA 463-A:2 made after July 30, 1985 if: I. The transfer purports to have been made under the New Hampshire Uniform Gifts to Minors Law; or II. The instrument by which the transfer purports to have been made uses in substance […]

Section 463-A:22 – Construction.

    463-A:22 Construction. – Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 21:44 and RSA 21-B, in construing this chapter, the provisions of RSA 463-A:1 relative to the definition of "adult" and "minor" shall apply. Source. 1985, 197:1, eff. July 30, 1985.

Section 463-A:23 – Effect on Existing Custodianships.

    463-A:23 Effect on Existing Custodianships. – I. Any transfer of custodial property as now defined in this chapter made before July 30, 1985 is validated notwithstanding that there was no specific authority in the New Hampshire Uniform Gifts to Minors Law for the coverage of custodial property of that kind or for a transfer […]

Section 463-A:24 – Uniformity of Application and Construction.

    463-A:24 Uniformity of Application and Construction. – This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it. Source. 1985, 197:1, eff. July 30, 1985.

Section 463-A:25 – Short Title.

    463-A:25 Short Title. – This chapter may be cited as the "New Hampshire Uniform Transfers to Minors Act." Source. 1985, 197:1, eff. July 30, 1985.

Section 463-A:26 – Severability.

    463-A:26 Severability. – If any provisions of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end provisions of this chapter are severable. Source. […]

Section 463-A:3 – Nomination of Custodian.

    463-A:3 Nomination of Custodian. – I. A person having the right to designate the recipient of property transferable upon the occurrence of a future event may revocably nominate a custodian to receive the property for a minor beneficiary upon the occurrence of the event by naming the custodian followed in substance by the words: […]