HRS §554B-11
Protection for people who deal with a custodial trustee
This section protects a third person who acts in good faith and without a court order by following instructions from someone who claims to be a custodial trustee. As long as the third person has no reason to know otherwise, they are not responsible for checking the trustee's authority or the validity of the transfer. This means they can safely deal with the purported trustee without fear of liability.
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The statute, as written — Exemption of third person from liability
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 capacity of, a custodial trustee, and, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, 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 under this chapter of any instrument or instruction executed or given either by the person purporting to make a transfer or by the purported custodial trustee; or (4) The propriety of the application of any property delivered to the purported custodial trustee.
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