Disposition of unappointed property under released or unexercised general power.

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(1) To the extent a powerholder releases or fails to exercise a general power of appointment other than a power to withdraw property from, revoke, or amend a trust: (a) The gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the unappointed property; or (b) If there is no gift-in-default clause or to the extent the clause is ineffective:

(I) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (b), the unappointed property passes to:

  1. The powerholder if the powerholder is a permissible appointee and living; or

  2. If the powerholder is an impermissible appointee or deceased, the powerholder'sestate if the estate is a permissible appointee; or

(II) To the extent the powerholder released the power, or if there is no taker under subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b), the unappointed property passes under a reversionary interest to the donor or to the donor's transferee or successor in interest.

Source: L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1353), ch. 209, p. 778, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.


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