{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-11.95a.280","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 11.95A.280","heading":"Capture doctrine—Disposition of ineffectively appointed property under general power.","body":"To the extent a powerholder of a general power of appointment, other than a power to withdraw property from, revoke, or amend a trust, makes an ineffective appointment:\n(1) The gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the ineffectively appointed property; or\n(2) If there is no gift-in-default clause or to the extent the clause is ineffective, the ineffectively appointed property:\n(a) Passes to:\n(i) The powerholder if the powerholder is a permissible appointee and living; or\n(ii) If the powerholder is an impermissible appointee or deceased, the powerholder's estate if the estate is a permissible appointee; or\n(b) If there is no taker under (a) of this subsection, passes under a reversionary interest to the donor or the donor's transferee or successor in interest.","path":["Title 11","Chapter 11.95A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=11.95A.280","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:59:36Z","sha256":"ad2038f91c9ff49d5744046053cd8a7d43fa66d0a42390490c95c94aa7e01e59","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-11.95a.270","next":"us-wa/rcw-11.95a.290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}