{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-16606","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 16606","heading":"","body":"(a) This chapter does not apply to any of the following:\n(1) A power of appointment.\n(2) The power to appoint or remove a trustee or trust director.\n(3) The power of a settlor over a trust, to the extent the settlor has a power to revoke the trust.\n(4) The power of a beneficiary over a trust, to the extent the exercise or nonexercise of the power affects the beneficial interest of the beneficiary.\n(5) The power over a trust if both of the following apply:\n(A) The terms of the trust provide that the power is held in a nonfiduciary capacity.\n(B) The power is required to be held in a nonfiduciary capacity to achieve the settlor’s tax objectives under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and regulations issued thereunder.\n(b) 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 that is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee is a power of appointment and not a power of direction.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 9. TRUST LAW [15000. - 19530.]","PART 4. TRUST ADMINISTRATION [16000. - 16632.]","CHAPTER 6. California Uniform Directed Trust Act [16600. - 16632.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"8c6180c41bb1dc31ab7d9b45774d16bc5be3a20229fe7cd6c9a24df452c7b695","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-16605","next":"us-ca/prob-16608"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}