{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-2708","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-2708","heading":"Nontransferability","body":"A powerholder may not transfer a power of appointment. If a powerholder dies without exercising or releasing a power, the power lapses.2016, c. 266.","path":["Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Subtitle V. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PROBATE AND NONPROBATE TRANSFERS","Chapter 27. UNIFORM POWERS OF APPOINTMENT ACT","Article 2. CREATION, REVOCATION, AND AMENDMENT OF POWER OF APPOINTMENT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-2708/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"a3eba7d8e39862a5eecd5775d40c290499ff2d07592a83e6aa0839436c2ea4ae","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-2707","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-2709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}