NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 463

HOUSE BILL 1134

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 11 OF CHAPTER 33 RELATING TO GIFTS TO MINORS TO BROADEN THE CATEGORY OF THOSE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A CUSTODIAN FOR THE PURPOSES OF THAT ARTICLE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 33-68(11) is hereby amended on line 4 after the word "adoption" by adding the following: "or the adult spouse of a brother, sister, aunt or uncle".

Sec. 2.  G.S. 33-74 is hereby amended by adding a new subsection at the end thereof as follows:

"(g)       A custodian who is the donor may resign in the manner provided in G.S. 33-74(c) and, notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 33-74(a), may designate as a successor custodian any person of his selection."

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of June, 1977.