{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-608","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §2-608","heading":"Exercise power of appointment","body":"In the absence of a requirement that a power of appointment be exercised by a reference to the power or by an express or specific reference to the power, a general residuary clause in a will, or a will making general disposition of all of the testator's property, expresses an intention to exercise a power of appointment held by the testator only if:\n1.  General power.  The power is a general power exercisable in favor of the powerholder's estate and the creating instrument does not contain an effective gift if the power is not exercised; or\n2.  Intention to include property subject to the power.  The testator's will manifests an intention to include the property subject to the power.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 6: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE ONLY TO WILLS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec2-608.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"1dbeede55a90d4eb225b7ee76e9bcfd381eab6e557df359bd8687d2c3bc7660f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-607","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-609"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}