Use of custodial property
N.D. Cent. Code § 47-24.1-14
in effect47-24.1-14. Use of custodial property
1. A custodian may deliver or pay to the minor or expend for the minor's benefit so much
of the custodial property as the custodian considers advisable for the use and benefit
of the minor, without court order and without regard to:
a. The duty or ability of the custodian personally or of any other person to support
the minor; or
b. Any other income or property of the minor which may be applicable or available
for that purpose.
2. On petition of an interested person or the minor if the minor has attained the age of
fourteen years, the court may order the custodian to deliver or pay to the minor or
expend for the minor's benefit so much of the custodial property as the court considers
advisable for the use and benefit of the minor.
3. A delivery, payment, or expenditure under this section is in addition to, not in
substitution for, and does not affect any obligation of a person to support the minor.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c24-1.pdf#nameddest=47-24p1-14Fetched: 10/16/2026