Colorado § 15-2.5-201 Creation of power of appointment

Colorado Statutes

§ 15-2.5-201 — Creation of power of appointment

Colorado § 15-2.5-201

Title 15Probate,

Art.Uniform Powers of Appointment Act

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-2.5-201 (2026).

Text

(1)A power of appointment is created only if:

(a)The instrument creating the power:

(I)Is valid under applicable law; and

(II)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, transfers the appointive property; and

(b)The terms of the instrument creating the power manifest the donor's intent to create in a powerholder a power of appointment over the appointive property exercisable in favor of a permissible appointee.

(2)Subparagraph (II) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section does not apply to the creation of a power of appointment by the exercise of a power of appointment.

(3)A power of appointment may not be created in a deceased individual.

(4)Subject to an applicable rule against perpetuities, a power of appointment may be created in an u

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(1) A power of appointment
is created only if:

(a) The instrument creating the power:

(I) Is valid under applicable law; and

(II) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, transfers
the appointive property; and

(b) The terms of the instrument creating the power manifest the donor's
intent to create in a powerholder a power of appointment over the appointive
property exercisable in favor of a permissible appointee.

(2) Subparagraph (II) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section does
not apply to the creation of a power of appointment by the exercise of a power of
appointment.

(3) A power of appointment may not be created in a deceased individual.

(4) Subject to an applicable rule against perpetuities, a power of
appointment may be created in an unborn or unascertained powerholder.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1353), ch. 209, p. 774, � 1, effective July 1, 2015. L. 2015: (1)(a)(II) amended, (SB 15-264), ch. 259, p. 951, � 37, effective August 5.