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The nomination may be made in a will, a trust, a deed, an instrument exercising a power of appointment, or a writing designating a beneficiary of contractual rights that is registered with or delivered to the payor, issuer, or other obligor of the contractual rights.B\n\nA custodian nominated under this section shall be a person to whom a transfer of property of that kind may be made under subsection A of § 64.2-1908.C\n\nThe nomination of a custodian under this section does not create custodial property until the nominating instrument becomes irrevocable or a transfer to the nominated custodian is completed under § 64.2-1908. Unless the nomination of custodian has been revoked, upon the occurrence of the future event the custodianship becomes effective and the custodian shall enforce a transfer of the custodial property pursuant to § 64.2-1908.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267130,"text":"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: “as custodian for…………… (name of minor) under the Virginia Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.” The nomination may name one or more persons as substitute custodians to whom the property shall be transferred, in the order named, if the first nominated custodian dies before the transfer or is unable, declines, or is ineligible to serve. 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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 516 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79169,"section_number":"64.2-1904","catch_line":"Transfer authorized by will or trust","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1904\/"},{"id":61196,"section_number":"64.2-1906","catch_line":"Transfer by obligor","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1906\/"},{"id":78444,"section_number":"64.2-1910","catch_line":"Validity and effect of transfer","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1910\/"},{"id":69800,"section_number":"64.2-1917","catch_line":"Renunciation, resignation, death, or removal of custodian; designation of successor custodian","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1917\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82555,"section_number":"64.2-1908","catch_line":"Manner of creating custodial property and effecting transfer; designation of initial custodian; control","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1908\/"}],"permalink":{"id":275409,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74303,"identifier":"64.2-1902","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1902","url":"\/64.2-1902\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-1902\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1902","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nomination of custodian","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-1902","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A person<\/span> having the right to designate the recipient of property transferable upon the occurrence of a future event may revocably nominate a custodian<\/span> to receive the property for a minor<\/span> beneficiary upon the occurrence of the event by naming the custodian<\/span> followed in substance by the words: “as custodian<\/span> for…………… (name of minor<\/span>) under the Virginia Uniform Transfers<\/span> to Minors<\/span> Act.” The nomination may name one or more persons<\/span> as substitute custodians<\/span> to whom the property shall be transferred, in the order<\/span> named, if the first nominated custodian<\/span> dies before the transfer<\/span> or is unable, declines, or is ineligible to serve. The nomination may be made in a will<\/span>, a trust, a deed, an instrument exercising a power of appointment, or a writing designating a beneficiary of contractual rights that is registered with or delivered to the payor, issuer, or other obligor of the contractual rights. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A custodian<\/span> nominated under this section shall be a person<\/span> to whom a transfer<\/span> of property of that kind may be made under subsection A of § 64.2-1908<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The nomination of a custodian<\/span> under this section does not create custodial property<\/span> until the nominating instrument becomes irrevocable or a transfer<\/span> to the nominated custodian<\/span> is completed under § 64.2-1908<\/a>. Unless the nomination of custodian<\/span> has been revoked, upon the occurrence of the future event the custodianship becomes effective and the custodian<\/span> shall enforce a transfer<\/span> of the custodial property<\/span> pursuant to § 64.2-1908<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOMINATION OF CUSTODIAN (\u00a7 64.2-1902)\n\nA. A person having the right to designate the recipient of property transferable\nupon the occurrence of a future event may revocably nominate a custodian to\nreceive the property for a minor beneficiary upon the occurrence of the event by\nnaming the custodian followed in substance by the words: “as custodian\nfor…………… (name of minor) under the Virginia\nUniform Transfers to Minors Act.” The nomination may name one or more\npersons as substitute custodians to whom the property shall be transferred, in\nthe order named, if the first nominated custodian dies before the transfer or is\nunable, declines, or is ineligible to serve. The nomination may be made in a\nwill, a trust, a deed, an instrument exercising a power of appointment, or a\nwriting designating a beneficiary of contractual rights that is registered with\nor delivered to the payor, issuer, or other obligor of the contractual rights.\n\nB. A custodian nominated under this section shall be a person to whom a transfer\nof property of that kind may be made under subsection A of § 64.2-1908.\n\nC. The nomination of a custodian under this section does not create custodial\nproperty until the nominating instrument becomes irrevocable or a transfer to\nthe nominated custodian is completed under § 64.2-1908. Unless the\nnomination of custodian has been revoked, upon the occurrence of the future\nevent the custodianship becomes effective and the custodian shall enforce a\ntransfer of the custodial property pursuant to § 64.2-1908.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 516, \u00a7 31-39; 2012, c. 614.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}