{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-2713","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-2713","heading":"Requisites for exercise of power of appointment","body":"A power of appointment is exercised only:1. If the instrument exercising the power is valid under applicable law;2. If the terms of the instrument exercising the power:a. Manifest the powerholder's intent to exercise the power; andb. Subject to § 64.2-2716, satisfy the requirements of exercise, if any, imposed by the donor; and3. To the extent that the appointment is a permissible exercise of the power.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 3. EXERCISE OF POWER OF APPOINTMENT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-2713/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"3da2aaf04ec2d029c2a4513d8fd1f001a0ce5dfbb87e0bb8f854368c124cb840","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-2712","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-2714"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}