Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-7-117

Exemption of third person from liability

Year: 2026Length: 260 words
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: (1) The validity of the purported custodian's designation; (2) The propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any act of the purported custodian; (3) The validity or propriety under this chapter of any instrument or instructions executed or given either by the person purporting to make a transfer or by the purported custodian; or (4) The propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian. Acts 1992, ch. 664, § 1; T.C.A. § 35-7-217. 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: (1) The validity of the purported custodian's designation; (2) The propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any act of the purported custodian; (3) The validity or propriety under this chapter of any instrument or instructions executed or given either by the person purporting to make a transfer or by the purported custodian; or (4) The propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian. Acts 1992, ch. 664, § 1; T.C.A. § 35-7-217.
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