District of Columbia § 19-1703.09 Capture doctrine: disposition of ineffectively appointed property under general power.

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§ 19-1703.09 — Capture doctrine: disposition of ineffectively appointed property under general power.

District of Columbia § 19-1703.09

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 § 19-1703.09 (2026).

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(a)To the extent a powerholder of a general power of appointment, other than a power to withdraw property from, revoke, or amend a trust, makes an ineffective appointment:

(1)The gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the ineffectively appointed property; or

(2)If there is no gift-in-default clause or to the extent the clause is ineffective, the ineffectively appointed property:

(A)Passes to:

(i)The powerholder if the powerholder is a permissible appointee and living; or

(ii)If the powerholder is an impermissible appointee or deceased, the powerholder's estate if the estate is a permissible appointee; or

(B)If there is no taker under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, passes under a reversionary interest to the donor or the donor's transfer

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(a) To the extent a powerholder of a general power of appointment, other than a power to withdraw property from, revoke, or amend a trust, makes an ineffective appointment:

(1) The gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the ineffectively appointed property; or

(2) If there is no gift-in-default clause or to the extent the clause is ineffective, the ineffectively appointed property:

(A) Passes to:

(i) The powerholder if the powerholder is a permissible appointee and living; or

(ii) If the powerholder is an impermissible appointee or deceased, the powerholder's estate if the estate is a permissible appointee; or

(B) If there is no taker under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, passes under a reversionary interest to the donor or the donor's transferee or successor in interest.