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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 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2007, chapter 307<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":275453,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60473,"identifier":"64.2-1913","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1913","url":"\/64.2-1913\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-1913\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/19\/64.2-1913","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of custodial property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-1913","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A custodian<\/span> may deliver or pay to the minor<\/span> or expend for the minor<\/span>’s benefit so much of the custodial property<\/span> as the custodian<\/span> considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor<\/span>, without court order<\/span> and without regard to (i) the duty or ability of the custodian<\/span> personally or of any other person<\/span> to support the minor<\/span> or (ii) any other income or property of the minor<\/span> which may be applicable or available for that purpose. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> At any time a custodian<\/span> may, without court order<\/span>, transfer<\/span> all or part of the custodial property<\/span> to a qualified minor<\/span>’s trust. Such a transfer<\/span> terminates the custodianship to the extent of the custodial property<\/span> transferred. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> On petition<\/span> of an interested person<\/span> or the minor<\/span> if the minor<\/span> has attained the age of 14 years, the court may order the custodian<\/span> to deliver or pay to the minor<\/span> or expend for the minor<\/span>’s benefit so much of the custodial property<\/span> as the court considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A delivery, payment, or expenditure under this section is in addition to, not in substitution for, and does not affect any obligation of a person<\/span> to support the minor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF CUSTODIAL PROPERTY (\u00a7 64.2-1913)\n\nA. A custodian may deliver or pay to the minor or expend for the minor’s\nbenefit so much of the custodial property as the custodian considers advisable\nfor the use and benefit of the minor, without court order and without regard to\n(i) the duty or ability of the custodian personally or of any other person to\nsupport the minor or (ii) any other income or property of the minor which may be\napplicable or available for that purpose.\n\nB. At any time a custodian may, without court order, transfer all or part of the\ncustodial property to a qualified minor’s trust. Such a transfer\nterminates the custodianship to the extent of the custodial property\ntransferred.\n\nC. On petition of an interested person or the minor if the minor has attained\nthe age of 14 years, the court may order the custodian to deliver or pay to the\nminor or expend for the minor’s benefit so much of the custodial property\nas the court considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor.\n\nD. A delivery, payment, or expenditure under this section is in addition to, not\nin substitution for, and does not affect any obligation of a person to support\nthe minor.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 516, \u00a7 31-50; 2007, c. 307; 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}}