GroundRules
PROB § 642
Where this section sits in the code
- Probate Code - PROB
- DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [100. - 890.]
- PART 14. POWERS OF APPOINTMENT [600. - 695.]
- CHAPTER 4. Exercise of Powers of Appointment [625. - 662.]
- ARTICLE 3. Donee’s Required Intent [640. - 642.]
If a power of appointment existing at the powerholder’s death, but created after the execution of the powerholder’s will, is exercised by the will, the appointment is effective except in either of the following cases:
(a) The creating instrument manifests an intent that the power may not be exercised by a will previously executed.
(b) The will manifests an intent not to exercise a power subsequently acquired.
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