03/07/2021
If the custodian under the UTMA has his/her own deposit sent to the UTMA account (for example, direct deposit of a tax refund), should we return that deposit?
02/21/2021
If a minor has funds in a custodianship under the UTMA but also has an individual account in his own name, and he has reached the age for release of the UTMA funds, can we use the funds in the UTMA to offset an overdraft in the individually-owned account?
05/24/2020
How do you know when to use a regular children's savings or to use the TX UTMA type of account?
08/11/2019
How do I title an account for a child who is receiving benefits from her deceased dad? Mom is the personal representative.
11/18/2018
When opening an UTMA account can the funds be placed in a Certificate of deposit?
11/19/2017
Currently our UTMA accounts (we are in Texas) do not have a service charge and they are opened as a minor savings product type. Our disclosures do not state that they will be converted to a regular savings service charge at the age of 18 but we are soon changing our disclosures to read that minor savings will be converted to regular savings when the minor reaches 18.
On existing UTMA accounts are we able to change the service charge with a 30 day notice or for the existing accounts and do we have to wait until the minor is 21 to be able to change their service charge?
I have received some responses that an UTMA is irrevocable and because the custodian was not aware of the charge at the time, that we could not enforce the change until the minor reached the age of 21.
09/24/2017
Is a custodian of a minor's account considered a person on whose behalf a reportable transaction is completed on a CTR? We have a situation where someone came in and deposited over $10,000 into the minor's account. The conductor is neither the minor or the custodian. I know that we have to include the conductor and the minor on the CTR. But do we have to include the custodian?
04/28/2014
If a child is an owner on the account, but not the signer on the account can we give the child the balance? Same for a Rep payee account. Can we give the owner the balance, even though he is not the signer?
11/12/2012
Can a minor (someone who is 16 years old) open a ILUTMA account for their own child? The Illinois UTMA states a custodian has to be 21 years old. Please advise if the 16 year old mother can be the custodian.
08/06/2012
We have customers who have social security checks for dependents made in the following manner: "John Doe For Jane Doe" wherein in some cases the dependent is either a child or disabled person. I argue that these checks are payable to "John" as he is the first payee, and "Jane" is not actually a payee. Therefore, the check should be negotiable by John, or depositable into an account held solely by John. My FI has recently instituted a rule requiring these types of checks to be deposited into a) a UTMA account for "Jane" b) a Rep-Payee account for Jane or c) an account held solely by Jane. As in many cases Jane is either a minor or disabled, I believe forcing an account to be opened under her name to be irresponsible banking. I would like to know the guidelines for negotiating a check made either to "John Doe For Jane Doe" or "John Doe For the Benefit of Jane Doe"