A third person in good faith and without a court order may act on instructions of, or otherwise deal with, a person purporting to make a transfer as, or purporting to act in the incapacity of, a custodial trustee. In the absence of knowledge to the contrary, the third person is not responsible for determining: (1) The validity of the purported custodial trustee’s designation; (2) The propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any action of the purported custodial trustee; (3) The validity or propriety of an instrument executed or instruction given pursuant to this chapter either by the person purporting to make a transfer or declaration or by the purported custodial trustee; or (4) The propriety of the application of property vested in the purported custodial trustee. History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 623, § 1.
Rhode Island Legal Code