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Section 556.120 – Contracts of Donees of Powers to Make Appointments; Remedies.

556.120 Contracts of donees of powers to make appointments; remedies. Sec. 10. (1) Unless the creating instrument provides otherwise, the donee of a power, presently exercisable, can contract to make an appointment, if neither the contract nor the promised appointment confers a benefit upon a person who is not a permissible appointee under the power. […]

Section 556.122 – Special Power; Passing on Donee’s Default.

556.122 Special power; passing on donee’s default. Sec. 12. If the donee of a special power fails to exercise the power effectively or totally releases a releasable special power, the interests that might have been appointed under the power pass as follows: (a) If the creating instrument contains an express gift in default, then in […]

Section 556.123 – General Powers; Creditors’ Rights in Appointable Interests.

556.123 General powers; creditors’ rights in appointable interests. Sec. 13. (1) If a donee has a general power of appointment, any interest that the donee has power to appoint or has appointed is to be treated as property of the donee for the purposes of satisfying claims of the donee’s creditors, as provided in this […]

Section 556.112 – Powers of Appointment Act; Definitions.

556.112 Powers of appointment act; definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Property” means any legal or equitable interest in real or personal property, including choses in action. (b) “Power” means a power of appointment over property. (c) “Power of appointment” means a power created or reserved by a person having property subject […]

Section 556.113 – Powers of Appointment; Creation; Donors, Qualifications.

556.113 Powers of appointment; creation; donors, qualifications. Sec. 3. (1) A power may be created by any creating instrument which is executed in the manner required by law for that instrument. (2) The donor of a power must be a person capable of transferring the interest in property to which the power relates and having […]

Section 556.114 – Manifestation of Intent to Exercise.

556.114 Manifestation of intent to exercise. Sec. 4. Unless otherwise provided in the creating instrument, an instrument manifests an intent to exercise the power if the instrument purports to transfer an interest in the appointive property that the donee would have no power to transfer except by virtue of the power, even though the power […]

Section 556.115 – Methods by Which Powers May Be Exercised by Donees.

556.115 Methods by which powers may be exercised by donees. Sec. 5. (1) A power may be exercised by any donee capable of transferring the interest in property to which the power relates. (2) A power may be exercised only by a written instrument that would be sufficient to pass the interest intended to be […]