Connecticut General Statutes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-558j (2025)
Powers of custodian
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(a) A custodian, acting in a custodial capacity, has all the rights, powers and authority over custodial property that unmarried adult owners have over their own property including, to the extent applicable and consistent with sections 45a-557 to 45a-560b, inclusive, powers pursuant to section 45a-234, but a custodian may exercise those rights, powers and authority in that custodian's fiduciary capacity only.
(b) This section does not relieve a custodian from liability for breach of the provisions of section 45a-558i.
(P.A. 95-117, S. 14.)
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Cited in 1
case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Mangiante v. Niemiec, 843 A.2d 656 (Conn. App. Ct. 2004).
Mangiante v. Niemiec, 843 A.2d 656 (Conn. App. Ct. 2004). “I The defendant’s first claim is that the court improperly construed General Statutes § 45a-558j of the act as establishing a fiduciary relationship between the custodian and minor.”
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