{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1705.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1705.02","heading":"Creditor claim: general power not created by powerholder.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, appointive property subject to a general power of appointment created by a person other than the powerholder is subject to a claim of a creditor of:\n(1)\nThe powerholder, to the extent the powerholder's property is insufficient, if the power is presently exercisable; and\n(2)\nThe powerholder's estate, to the extent the estate is insufficient, subject to the right of a decedent to direct the source from which liabilities are paid.\n\n(b)\nSubject to § 19-1705.04(c), a power of appointment created by a person other than the powerholder which is subject to an ascertainable standard relating to an individual's health, education, support, or maintenance, within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. § 2041(b)(1)(A) or 26 U.S.C. § 2514(c)(1), is treated for the purposes of this subchapter as a nongeneral power.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 17. Uniform Powers of Appointment Code.","Subchapter V. Rights of Powerholder's Creditors in Appointive Property."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1705.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"28fee7df325fb611f94f9ab6de6f7e71a807b2485a7b356db75efaaa1a62d2d6","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1705.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1705.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}