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SURROGACY ACT 2010 No. 2 - SECT 44 44 Transfer or distribution of property by trustee

SURROGACY ACT 2010 No. 2 - SECT 44

44 Transfer or distribution of property by trustee

(1) Subject to this section, a trustee may transfer or distribute property to persons who appear entitled to it without finding out whether or not a parentage order has been made because of which a person is or is not entitled to an interest in the property.

(2) A trustee who transfers or distributes property under subsection (1) is not liable to a person claiming directly or indirectly because of a parentage order unless the trustee has written or other notice of the claim before the transfer or distribution.

(3) This section does not affect a person's right to follow property into the hands of a person, other than a purchaser for value, who has received it.

(4) In this section--

trustee includes a personal representative.