Texas Finance Code § 95.104 Trust Account: Undisclosed Trust Instrument

Sec. 95.104. TRUST ACCOUNT: UNDISCLOSED TRUST INSTRUMENT. (a) If a savings bank opens a deposit account for a person claiming to be the trustee for another and the savings bank has no other notice of the existence or terms of a trust other than a written claim against the account:

(1) the person claiming to be the trustee may, on the person's signature, withdraw money from the account; and

(2) if that person dies, the savings bank may pay the withdrawal value of all or part of the account, plus earnings on the account, to the person for whom the account was opened.

(b) A savings bank has no further liability for a payment made under Subsection (a).

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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