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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>79226</law_id><section_number>64.2-1905</section_number><catch_line>Other transfer by fiduciary</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>64.2-1908</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="64.2">Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Fiduciaries and Guardians</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="C">Guardianship of Minor</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="19">Virginia Uniform Transfers to Minors Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Subject to subsection C, a <span class="dictionary">personal representative</span> or <span class="dictionary">trustee</span> may make an irrevocable <span class="dictionary">transfer</span> to an <span class="dictionary">adult</span> or <span class="dictionary">trust company</span> as <span class="dictionary">custodian</span> for the benefit of a <span class="dictionary">minor</span> pursuant to &#xA7; <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> in the absence of a <span class="dictionary">will</span> or under a <span class="dictionary">will</span> or trust that does not contain an authorization to do so. <a id="paragraph-283672" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1905/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Subject to subsection C, a <span class="dictionary">conservator</span> may make an irrevocable <span class="dictionary">transfer</span> to an <span class="dictionary">adult</span> or <span class="dictionary">trust company</span> as <span class="dictionary">custodian</span> for the benefit of the <span class="dictionary">minor</span> pursuant to &#xA7; <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>. <a id="paragraph-283673" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1905/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> A <span class="dictionary">transfer</span> under either subsection A or B may be made only if (i) the <span class="dictionary">personal representative</span>, <span class="dictionary">trustee</span>, or <span class="dictionary">conservator</span> considers the <span class="dictionary">transfer</span> to be in the best interest of the <span class="dictionary">minor</span>, (ii) the <span class="dictionary">transfer</span> is not prohibited by or inconsistent with provisions of the applicable <span class="dictionary">will</span>, trust agreement, or other governing instrument, and (iii) the <span class="dictionary">transfer</span> is authorized by the <span class="dictionary">court</span> if it exceeds $35,000 in <span class="dictionary">value</span> or is made by a <span class="dictionary">conservator</span>. <a id="paragraph-283674" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1905/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1988, c. 516, &#xA7; 31-42; 2012, c. 614; 2014, c. 532; 2025, c. 148.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
