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If the testator or settlor has nominated a custodian under \u00a7 64.2-1902 to receive the custodial property, the transfer shall be made to that person.\n\t\tIf the testator or settlor has not nominated a custodian under \u00a7 64.2-1902 or all persons so nominated as custodian die before the transfer or are unable, decline, or are ineligible to serve, the personal representative or the trustee shall designate the custodian from among those eligible to serve as custodian for property of that kind under subsection A of \u00a7 64.2-1908.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283523,"text":"A personal representative or trustee may make an irrevocable transfer pursuant to \u00a7 64.2-1908 to a custodian for the benefit of a minor as authorized in the governing will or trust. If the testator or settlor has nominated a custodian under \u00a7 64.2-1902 to receive the custodial property, the transfer shall be made to that person.\n\t\tIf the testator or settlor has not nominated a custodian under \u00a7 64.2-1902 or all persons so nominated as custodian die before the transfer or are unable, decline, or are ineligible to serve, the personal representative or the trustee shall designate the custodian from among those eligible to serve as custodian for property of that kind under subsection A of \u00a7 64.2-1908.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14685,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Uniform Transfers to Minors Act","identifier":"19","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13807,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:21","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:21","permalink":{"id":275399,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14685,"identifier":"19","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19","url":"\/64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13807,"edition_id":1,"name":"Guardianship of Minor","identifier":"C","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12905,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:56","permalink":{"id":275337,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13807,"identifier":"C","token":"64.2\/IV\/C","url":"\/64.2\/IV\/C\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12905,"edition_id":1,"name":"Fiduciaries and Guardians","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12723,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","permalink":{"id":274813,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12905,"identifier":"IV","token":"64.2\/IV","url":"\/64.2\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12723,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries","identifier":"64.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":272781,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12723,"identifier":"64.2","token":"64.2","url":"\/64.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":65466,"structure_id":14685,"section_number":"64.2-1900","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/64.2-1900\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1900","metadata":false},{"id":60782,"structure_id":14685,"section_number":"64.2-1901","catch_line":"Scope and jurisdiction","url":"\/64.2-1901\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1901","metadata":false},{"id":74303,"structure_id":14685,"section_number":"64.2-1902","catch_line":"Nomination of custodian","url":"\/64.2-1902\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1902","metadata":false},{"id":77870,"structure_id":14685,"section_number":"64.2-1903","catch_line":"Transfer by gift or exercise of power of appointment","url":"\/64.2-1903\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1903","metadata":false},{"id":79169,"structure_id":14685,"section_number":"64.2-1904","catch_line":"Transfer authorized by will or trust","url":"\/64.2-1904\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1904","metadata":false},{"id":79226,"structure_id":14685,"section_number":"64.2-1905","catch_line":"Other transfer by fiduciary","url":"\/64.2-1905\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1905","metadata":false},{"id":61196,"structure_id":14685,"section_number":"64.2-1906","catch_line":"Transfer by obligor","url":"\/64.2-1906\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1906","metadata":false},{"id":83598,"structure_id":14685,"section_number":"64.2-1907","catch_line":"Receipt for custodial property","url":"\/64.2-1907\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1907","metadata":false},{"id":82555,"structure_id":14685,"section_number":"64.2-1908","catch_line":"Manner of creating custodial property and effecting transfer; 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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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0614\">614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61196,"section_number":"64.2-1906","catch_line":"Transfer by obligor","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1906\/"},{"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\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74303,"section_number":"64.2-1902","catch_line":"Nomination of custodian","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1902\/"},{"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":275417,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79169,"identifier":"64.2-1904","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1904","url":"\/64.2-1904\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-1904\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1904","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transfer authorized by will or trust","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-1904","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A <span class=\"dictionary\">personal representative<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">trustee<\/span> may make an irrevocable <span class=\"dictionary\">transfer<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Manner of creating custodial property and effecting transfer; designation of initial custodian; control\" href=\"\/64.2-1908\/\">64.2-1908<\/a> to a <span class=\"dictionary\">custodian<\/span> for the benefit of a <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> as authorized in the governing <span class=\"dictionary\">will<\/span> or trust. If the testator or settlor has nominated a <span class=\"dictionary\">custodian<\/span> under \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Nomination of custodian\" href=\"\/64.2-1902\/\">64.2-1902<\/a> to receive the <span class=\"dictionary\">custodial property<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">transfer<\/span> shall be made to that <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span>.\n\t\tIf the testator or settlor has not nominated a <span class=\"dictionary\">custodian<\/span> under \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Nomination of custodian\" href=\"\/64.2-1902\/\">64.2-1902<\/a> or all <span class=\"dictionary\">persons<\/span> so nominated as <span class=\"dictionary\">custodian<\/span> die before the <span class=\"dictionary\">transfer<\/span> or are unable, decline, or are ineligible to serve, the <span class=\"dictionary\">personal representative<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">trustee<\/span> shall designate the <span class=\"dictionary\">custodian<\/span> from among those eligible to serve as <span class=\"dictionary\">custodian<\/span> for property of that kind under subsection A of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Manner of creating custodial property and effecting transfer; designation of initial custodian; control\" href=\"\/64.2-1908\/\">64.2-1908<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSFER AUTHORIZED BY WILL OR TRUST (\u00a7 64.2-1904)\n\nA personal representative or trustee may make an irrevocable transfer pursuant\nto \u00a7 64.2-1908 to a custodian for the benefit of a minor as authorized in the\ngoverning will or trust. If the testator or settlor has nominated a custodian\nunder \u00a7 64.2-1902 to receive the custodial property, the transfer shall be made\nto that person.\n\t\tIf the testator or settlor has not nominated a custodian under \u00a7 64.2-1902 or\nall persons so nominated as custodian die before the transfer or are unable,\ndecline, or are ineligible to serve, the personal representative or the trustee\nshall designate the custodian from among those eligible to serve as custodian\nfor property of that kind under subsection A of \u00a7 64.2-1908.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 516, \u00a7 31-41; 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}}