{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-2741","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-2741","heading":"Application to existing relationships","body":"A. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, on and after July 1, 2016:1. This chapter applies to a power of appointment created before, on, or after July 1, 2016;2. This chapter applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of appointment commenced on or after July 1, 2016;3. This chapter applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of appointment commenced before July 1, 2016, unless the court finds that application of a particular provision of this chapter would interfere substantially with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice a right of a party, in which case the particular provision of this chapter does not apply and the superseded law applies;4. A rule of construction or presumption provided in this chapter applies to an instrument executed before July 1, 2016, unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent in the terms of the instrument; and5. Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions 1 through 4, an action done before July 1, 2016, is not affected by this chapter.B. If a right is acquired, extinguished, or barred on the expiration of a prescribed period that commenced under law of the Commonwealth other than this chapter before July 1, 2016, the law continues to apply to the right.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 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-2741/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"a5dcc36aa27891b98dda2d2d67686842346fab99262c409b67d2804a09b4262a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-2740","next":"us-va/va.-code-65.2-100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}