District of Columbia § 19-1703.06 Appointment to deceased appointee or permissible appointee's descendant.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 19-1703.06 — Appointment to deceased appointee or permissible appointee's descendant.

District of Columbia § 19-1703.06

Title 19Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]

Ch. 17Uniform Powers of Appointment Code.

Subch. IIIExercise of Power of Appointment.

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D.C. Code § 19-1703.06 (2026).

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(a)Subject to § 18-308 , an appointment to a deceased appointee is ineffective.

(b)Unless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, a powerholder of a nongeneral power may exercise the power in favor of, or create a new power of appointment in, a descendant of a deceased permissible appointee whether or not the descendant is described by the donor as a permissible appointee.

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(a) Subject to § 18-308 , an appointment to a deceased appointee is ineffective.

(b) Unless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, a powerholder of a nongeneral power may exercise the power in favor of, or create a new power of appointment in, a descendant of a deceased permissible appointee whether or not the descendant is described by the donor as a permissible appointee.