Disclaimer by appointee, object, or taker in default of exercise of power of appointment

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
4. Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests
5. Disclaimer by appointee, object, or taker in default of exercise of power of appointment

(a) A disclaimer of an interest in property by an appointee of a power of appointment takes effect as of the time the instrument by which the holder exercises the power becomes irrevocable.

(b) A disclaimer of an interest in property by an object or taker in default of an exercise of a power of appointment takes effect as of the time the instrument creating the power becomes irrevocable.

(Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-205, § 2(b), 53 DCR 9063.)

Editor's Notes

Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 10 of the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act (1999).

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