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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A claim based on:
(a) A contract entered into by a custodian acting in a custodial capacity;
(b) An obligation arising from the ownership or control of custodial property;
(c) A tort committed during the custodianship, may be asserted against the custodial property by proceeding against the custodian in the custodial capacity, whether or not the custodian or the minor is personally liable therefor; or
(d) A noncontractual obligation, including obligations in tort, is collectible from the custodial property only if:
(i) The obligation was a common incident of the kind of business activity in which the custodian or the custodian's predecessor was properly engaged for the custodianship;
(ii) Neither the custodian nor the custodian's predecessor, nor any officer or employee of the custodian or the custodian's predecessor was personally at fault in incurring the obligation; or
(iii) Although the obligation did not fall within (d)(i) or (ii) of this subsection, the incident that gave rise to the obligation increased the value of the custodial property.
If the obligation is within (d)(i) or (ii) or [of] this subsection, collection may be had of the full amount of damage proved. If the obligation is within (d)(iii) of this subsection, collection may be had only to the extent of the increase in the value of the trust property.
(2) A custodian is not personally liable:
(a) On a contract properly entered into in the custodial capacity unless the custodian fails to reveal that capacity. The addition of the words “custodian” or “as custodian” after the signature of a custodian is adequate revelation of this capacity; or
(b) For an obligation arising from control of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the custodial property is not liable for the obligation under *(b) of this subsection and unless the custodian is personally at fault.
(3) A minor is not personally liable for an obligation arising from ownership of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the minor is personally at fault.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Washington Revised Code Title 11. Probate and Trust Law § 11.114.170. Liability to third persons - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-11-probate-and-trust-law/wa-rev-code-11-114-170/
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