{"data":{"id":"us-nm/45-2-608","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"45-2-608","heading":"Exercise of power of appointment.","body":"In the absence of a requirement that a power of appointment be exercised by a reference 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:\nA. 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\nB. the testator's will manifests an intention to include the property subject to the power.","path":["Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code","ARTICLE 2 Intestate Succession and Wills"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18546/index.do","current_through":"2024-09-06","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"50c19408d202ab33bbbb45f757c191f4dce8ec4209662a7a433f10ee2613fab4","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/45-2-607","next":"us-nm/45-2-609"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}