Louisiana § RS 9:2260.3 - Custodial trustee for future payment or transfer
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§ RS 9:2260.3. Custodial trustee for future payment or transfer
A. A person having the right to designate the recipient of property payable or transferable upon a future event may create a custodial trust upon the occurrence of the future event by designating in writing the recipient, followed in substance by: "as custodial trustee for ___________________ (name of beneficiary) under the Louisiana Uniform Custodial Trust Act".
B. Persons may be designated as substitute or successor custodial trustees to whom the property must be paid or transferred in the order named if the first designated custodial trustee is unable or unwilling to serve.
C. A designation under this Section may be made in a will, a trust, a deed, a multiple-party account, an insurance policy, an instrument exercising a power of appointment, or a writing designating a beneficiary of contractual rights. Otherwise, to be effective, the designation must be registered with or delivered to the fiduciary, payor, issuer, or obligor of the future right.
Acts 1995, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:2260.3 ("Custodial trustee for future payment or transfer") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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