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§ 28-2-205. Power to disclaim — General requirements, when irrevocable

(a) A person may disclaim, in whole or part, any interest in or power over property, including a power of appointment. A person may disclaim the interest or power even if its creator imposed a spendthrift provision or similar restriction on transfer or a restriction or limitation on the right to disclaim. (b) Except to […]

§ 28-2-206. Disclaimer of interest in property

(a) In this section: (1) “Future interest” means an interest that takes effect in possession or enjoyment, if at all, later than the time of its creation. (2) “Time of distribution” means the time when a disclaimed interest would have taken effect in possession or enjoyment. (b) Except for a disclaimer governed by § 28-2-207 […]

§ 28-2-207. Disclaimer of rights of survivorship in jointly held property

(a) Upon the death of a holder of jointly held property, a surviving holder may disclaim, in whole or part, the greater of: (1) a fractional share of the property determined by dividing the number one by the number of joint holders alive immediately before the death of the holder to whose death the disclaimer […]

§ 28-2-211. Disclaimer of power held in fiduciary capacity

(a) If a fiduciary disclaims a power held in a fiduciary capacity which has not been exercised, the disclaimer takes effect as of the time the instrument creating the power becomes irrevocable. (b) If a fiduciary disclaims a power held in a fiduciary capacity which has been exercised, the disclaimer takes effect immediately after the […]

§ 28-2-212. Delivery or filing

(a) In this section, “beneficiary designation” means an instrument, other than an instrument creating a trust, naming the beneficiary of: (1) an annuity or insurance policy; (2) an account with a designation for payment on death; (3) a security registered in beneficiary form; (4) a pension, profit-sharing, retirement, or other employment-related benefit plan; or (5) […]