California Code, Financial Code - FIN § 6750

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this article, an association or federal association may issue savings accounts to any married person or minor as the sole and absolute owner of the account, and receive payments by or for the owner, and pay withdrawals, accept pledges to the association, and act in any other manner with respect to the accounts on the order of a married person or minor.  A married person or minor may establish a trust under Sections 401 and 408 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and an association or federal association may issue savings accounts to the trust.