{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1703.08","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1703.08","heading":"Selective allocation doctrine.","body":"If a powerholder exercises a power of appointment in a disposition that also disposes of property the powerholder owns, the owned property and the appointive property must be allocated in the permissible manner that best carries out the powerholder's intent.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 17. Uniform Powers of Appointment Code.","Subchapter III. Exercise of Power of Appointment."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1703.08","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"afc64d8fe06ca591cb42eb06b65a6370c4c929bc6939f3cf4ee236d9582d07a9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1703.07","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1703.09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}