§ 45a-500e — Exclusions.

Connecticut § 45a-500e

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 45a: Probate Courts and Procedure
• Ch. 802c: Trusts

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(a) As used in this section, “power of appointment” means a power that enables a person acting in a nonfiduciary capacity to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in or another power of appointment over trust property. (b) Sections 45a-500b to 45a-500s , inclusive, do not apply to a: (1) Power of appointment; (2) Power to appoint or remove a trustee or trust director; (3) Power of a settlor over a trust to the extent the settlor has a power to revoke the trust; (4) Power of a beneficiary over a trust to the extent the exercise or nonexercise of the power affects the beneficial interest of: (A) The beneficiary; or (B) Another beneficiary represented by the beneficiary under sections 45a-499q to 45a-499u , inclusive, with respect to the exercise or nonexercise of the power; or (5) Power over a trust if: (A) The terms of the trust provide that the power is held in a nonfiduciary capacity; and (B) The power is held in a nonfiduciary capacity to achieve the settlor's tax objectives under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time. (c) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a power granted to a person to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in or power of appointment over trust property which is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee is a power of appointment and not a power of direction.

Legislative History

(P.A. 19-137, S. 84.) History: P.A. 19-137 effective January 1, 2020.