O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 44-5-123 (2019)
Custodian's rights, powers, and authority over custodial property; liability for breach of Code Section 44-5-122
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(a) A custodian, acting in a custodial capacity, has all the rights, powers, and authority over custodial property that adult owners have over their own property, but a custodian may exercise those rights, powers, and authority in that capacity only.
(b) This Code section does not relieve a custodian from liability for breach of Code Section 44-5-122.
History
(Code 1981, § 44-5-123, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 667, § 1.)
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RESEARCH REFERENCES
U.L.A. - Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (U.L.A.) § 13.