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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>68669</law_id><section_number>64.2-905</section_number><catch_line>Multiple beneficiaries; separate custodial trusts; survivorship</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>64.2-916</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="III">Trusts</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">Uniform Custodial Trust Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Beneficial interests in a custodial trust created for multiple beneficiaries are deemed to be separate custodial trusts of equal undivided interests for each <span class="dictionary">beneficiary</span>. Except in a transfer or declaration for use and benefit of spouses, for whom survivorship is presumed, a right of survivorship does not exist unless the instrument creating the custodial trust specifically provides for survivorship or survivorship is required as to marital property. <a id="paragraph-248584" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-905/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> <span class="dictionary">Custodial trust property</span> held under this chapter by the same <span class="dictionary">custodial trustee</span> for the use and benefit of the same <span class="dictionary">beneficiary</span> may be administered as a single custodial trust. <a id="paragraph-248585" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-905/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> A <span class="dictionary">custodial trustee</span> of <span class="dictionary">custodial trust property</span> held for more than one <span class="dictionary">beneficiary</span> shall separately account to each <span class="dictionary">beneficiary</span> pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="General duties of custodial trustee" href="/64.2-906/">64.2-906</a> and <a class="law" title="Reporting and accounting by custodial trustee; determination of liability" href="/64.2-914/">64.2-914</a> for the administration of the custodial trust. <a id="paragraph-248586" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-905/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1990, c. 264, &#xA7; 55-34.6; 2012, c. 614; 2020, c. 900.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
