{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-2716","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-2716","heading":"Substantial compliance with donor-imposed formal requirement","body":"A powerholder's substantial compliance with a formal requirement of appointment imposed by the donor, including a requirement that the instrument exercising the power of appointment make reference or specific reference to the power, is sufficient if:1. The powerholder knows of and intends to exercise the power; and2. The powerholder's manner of attempted exercise of the power does not impair a material purpose of the donor in imposing the requirement.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/64.2-2716/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"6bfa2b4f723e8cd914afb61070aa3d1ed95c5bba5588126342403c11c8f76181","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-2715","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-2717"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}