§ 14-9116 — Limitations of action against custodial trustee

Arizona § 14-9116

• Jurisdiction: Arizona
• Title 14: Arizona Revised Statutes
• Ch. 9: UNIFORM CUSTODIAL TRUST ACT
• Art. 1: General Provisions

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A. Except as provided in subsection C, unless previously barred by adjudication, consent or limitation, a claim for relief against a custodial trustee for accounting or breach of duty is barred as to a beneficiary, a person to whom custodial trust property is to be paid or delivered or the legal representative of an incapacitated or deceased beneficiary or payee who either:

1. Has received a final account or statement fully disclosing the matter unless an action or proceeding to assert the claim is commenced within two years after receipt of the final account or statement.

2. Has not received a final account or statement fully disclosing the matter unless an action or proceeding to assert the claim is commenced within three years after the termination of the custodial trust.

B. Except as provided in subsection C, a claim for relief to recover from a custodial trustee for fraud, misrepresentation or concealment related to the final settlement of the custodial trust or concealment of the existence of the custodial trust is barred unless an action or proceeding to assert the claim is commenced within five years after the termination of the custodial trust.

C. A claim for relief is not barred by this section if the claimant either:

1. Is a minor, until the earlier of two years after the claimant becomes an adult or dies.

2. Is an incapacitated adult, until the earliest of two years after:

(a) The appointment of a conservator.

(b) The removal of the incapacity.

(c) The death of the claimant.

3. Was an adult, now deceased, who was not incapacitated, until two years after the claimant's death.