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Section 46-11-404 – Revocation or amendment of release.

A powerholder may revoke or amend a release of a power of appointment only to the extent that: A. the instrument of release is revocable by the powerholder; or B. the powerholder reserves a power of revocation or amendment in the instrument of release. History: Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 404. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — […]

Section 46-11-303 – Intent to exercise; after-acquired power.

Unless the terms of the instrument exercising a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent: A. except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, a blanket-exercise clause extends to a power acquired by the powerholder after executing the instrument containing the clause; and B. if the powerholder is also the donor of the […]

Section 46-11-304 – Substantial compliance with donor-imposed formal requirement.

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: A. the powerholder knows of and intends to exercise the power; and B. the powerholder’s manner of attempted exercise […]

Section 46-11-305 – Permissible appointment.

A. A powerholder of a general power of appointment that permits appointment to the powerholder or the powerholder’s estate may make any appointment, including an appointment in trust or creating a new power of appointment, that the powerholder could make in disposing of the powerholder’s own property. B. A powerholder of a general power of […]

Section 46-11-307 – Impermissible appointment.

A. Except as otherwise provided in Section 306 [46-11-306 NMSA 1978] of the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act, an exercise of a power of appointment in favor of an impermissible appointee is ineffective. B. An exercise of a power of appointment in favor of a permissible appointee is ineffective to the extent the appointment is […]

Section 46-11-308 – Selective allocation doctrine.

If a powerholder exercises a power of appointment in a disposition that also disposes of property the powerholder owns, the owned property and the appointive property must be allocated in the permissible manner that best carries out the powerholder’s intent. History: Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 308. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 69, […]