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#1683989 - 03/29/12 09:36 PM UTMA accounts
rachelchri Offline
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Does any account opened for a Minor need to be an UTMA account?

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#1684009 - 03/29/12 10:45 PM Re: UTMA accounts rachelchri
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No--but laws vary widely state to state around opening accounts for minors. In some they need a parent co-signer, in others they can open accounts and the limitation on contracts with minors is waived.

As a multi-state bank, we've made it policy not to allow a minor to be the primary on a deposit account. For us, they can only be an authorized signer on a joint account with right of survivorship, and when at least one other owner is their legal parent or guardian.

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