Where any United States savings bond is payable to a designated person, whether as owner, co-owner or beneficiary, and such bond is not transferable, the right of such person to receive payment of the bond according to its terms, and the ownership of the money so received, shall not be impaired or defeated by any statute or rule of law governing the transfer of property by will, gift or intestacy, except as provided in section 5-1.1 -A; provided further that nothing herein shall limit article 10 of the debtor and creditor law or 2-1.8.
N.Y. EPTL 13-3.1