{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-10-3.4","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law § 10-3.4","heading":"Classification of powers of appointment as to duty to exercise;","body":"§ 10-3.4 Classification of powers of appointment as to duty to exercise;\n           imperative and discretionary\n  (a) A power of appointment is either imperative or discretionary.\n  (b) A power of appointment is imperative if the instrument creating it\nimposes on the donee a duty to exercise it, and it may be imperative\neven though it is exclusive.\n  (c) A power of appointment is discretionary if the donee is authorized\nto exercise or not to exercise it.","path":["Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law","Article 10. Powers","Part 3. Varieties of Powers"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EPT/10-3.4","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"7fe8b29156d95b08bcdb34c70169b1f2bfac5ef516e974205b4e99a029e1eb34","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-10-3.3","next":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-10-4.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}