{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-2-608","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 29A-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 (i) the power is a general power and the creating instrument does not contain a gift if the power is not exercised or (ii) the testator's will manifests an intention to include the property subject to the power.\nSource: SL 1995, ch 167, § 2-608.","path":["TITLE 29A. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","CHAPTER 29A-2. INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/29A-2-608","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"32d1f10b008e64eb2e0e3623ccaf88d803343f8aaf37be799952cdc127b99792","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-2-607","next":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-2-609"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}