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Home » US Law » 2022 North Carolina General Statutes » Chapter 31D - North Carolina Uniform Powers of Appointment Act » Article 3 - Exercise of Power of Appointment. » § 31D-3-311 – Disposition of unappointed property under released or unexercised nongeneral power.

31D-3-311. Disposition of unappointed property under released or unexercised nongeneral power.

To the extent that a power holder releases, ineffectively exercises, or fails to exercise a nongeneral power of appointment:

(1) The gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the unappointed property.

(2) If there is no gift-in-default clause, or to the extent that the clause is ineffective, the unappointed property:

a. Passes to the permissible appointees, if both of the following apply:

1. The permissible appointees are defined and limited.

2. The terms of the instrument creating the power do not manifest a contrary intent.

b. If there is no taker under sub-subdivision a. of this subdivision, passes under a reversionary interest to the donor or the donor’s transferee or successor in interest. (2015-205, s. 3(a).)