EPTL 7-5.3 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 7-5.2 Terms of a trust account up PART 5 Bank Accounts In Trust Form next SECTION 7-5.4 Effect of payment Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 7-5.3 Payment to beneficiary Estates, Powers & Trusts (EPT) CHAPTER 17-B, ARTICLE 7, PART 5 § 7-5.3 Payment to beneficiary (a) If the beneficiary survives the depositor under the circumstances provided in paragraph four of section 7-5.2, the funds shall be paid to the beneficiary upon his order, if, at the time of his demand for payment of all or part of the funds, he is eighteen or more years of age. (b) If the beneficiary survives the depositor under the circumstances provided in paragraph four of section 7-5.2, and if the beneficiary is under eighteen years of age at the time demand for payment of any part or all of the funds is made, the funds may be paid to the order of the parent or parents of the beneficiary to be held for the use and benefit of such infant beneficiary or to the order of the duly appointed guardian of the property of the beneficiary, if the funds are equal to or are less than ten thousand dollars; but if the funds are more than ten thousand dollars, the funds may be paid only to the order of the duly appointed guardian of the property of the beneficiary.