Opinion ID: 196380
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Heading: Donative Intent

Text: 2 Tritter raises an argument on appeal to this court which he did not raise before the bankruptcy court or the district court: that evidence of donative intent should have been admitted to show that there was never a valid gift under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act. This argument is waived because it was not raised below. See United States v. Palmer, 956 F.2d 3, 6 (1st Cir.1992). Moreover, the bankruptcy court found that, by Tritter's own admission, an account had been established under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act (UGMA) for Melissa's benefit, over which he was custodian. There is nothing in the record to suggest that the bankruptcy court's finding in that regard was clearly erroneous. 3