§ 34-22-1. Disclaimer and renunciation or restriction of power. A person to whom any power of appointment, or power of apportionment, or any other power, whether coupled with an interest or not, is given, may disclaim or renounce the whole, or any part, of that power to the extent that the power has not been […]
§ 34-22-10. Notice of death of member of military giving power of attorney. No person shall be deemed for the purposes of §§ 34-22-8 and 34-22-9 to have actual notice of the death of any donor of any power of attorney given by a member of the military by reason only of a report to […]
§ 34-22-11. Construction of certain powers of appointment created before May 1, 1958. In the construction of any will of a person who dies, or of a deed of trust executed and becoming effective before May 1, 1958, which instrument shall create a power to appoint by will, unlimited as to the persons to whom […]
§ 34-22-12. Construction of certain powers of appointment created after May 1, 1958. In the construction of any will of a person who dies, or of a deed of trust executed and becoming effective after May 1, 1958, which instrument shall create a power to appoint by will, unlimited as to the persons to whom […]
§ 34-22-13. Powers as subjecting property to creditors. Except to the extent that a donee shall appoint to his or her estate or to his or her creditors, §§ 34-22-11 and 34-22-12 shall not be construed to subject to the claims of creditors of the donee the property which the donee is authorized to appoint. […]
§ 34-22-14. Severability of §§ 34-22-11 — 34-22-14. The provisions of §§ 34-22-11 — 34-22-14 are hereby declared to be severable; and in case any part, section or provision of §§ 34-22-11 — 34-22-14 are held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts, sections and provisions of §§ 34-22-11 — 34-22-14 shall […]
§ 34-22-2. Delivery and recording of disclaimer and renunciation. Any renunciation or disclaimer shall be valid and effective according to its terms when signed by the person disclaiming or renouncing the power and delivered to any other person having any legal or equitable interest, vested or contingent, in the property subject to the power; provided, […]
§ 34-22-3. Release of power — Contract not to exercise. A person to whom any power, whether or not coupled with an interest, is given, may release, or contract not to exercise, the power, unless prevented from so doing by the terms of the power. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 202, § 22; G.L. 1909, […]
§ 34-22-4. Means of releasing or contracting not to exercise power. Any power of appointment or power of apportionment or any other power, whether or not coupled with an interest, unless it is otherwise expressly provided by the terms of the power, may be released in whole or in part by the donee or donees […]
§ 34-22-5. Relationship between §§ 34-22-3 and 34-22-4. The general assembly hereby declares that § 34-22-4 is declaratory of the meaning of § 34-22-3. History of Section.P.L. 1944, ch. 1486, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 34-22-5.
§ 34-22-6. Acts under power of attorney. The donee of a power of attorney may, under and within the authority of the power, if he or she thinks fit, execute or do any assurance, instrument, or thing in and with his or her own name and signature, and, where sealing is required, with his or […]
§ 34-22-6.1. When power of attorney not affected by incompetency. (a) Whenever a donor of a power of attorney designates another his or her attorney in fact or agent by a power of attorney in writing and the writing contains the words “This power of attorney shall not be affected by the incompetency of the […]
§ 34-22-7. Good faith payment by attorney acting under invalid power. Any person, making any payment in good faith in pursuance of a power of attorney, shall not be liable, in respect of the payment, by reason that before the payment the donor of the power had died or become of unsound mind or bankrupt, […]
§ 34-22-8. Power of attorney given by member of military in time of war. Any person seventeen (17) years old or over may give a power of attorney to be exercised during the period during which the donor is engaged in active service with the military, air, or naval forces of the United States or […]
§ 34-22-9. Good faith acts under revoked military member’s power of attorney. Notwithstanding the revocation of any power of attorney given by a member of the military, whether by act of the donor of the power or by operation of law, any act done or instrument executed by the donee of the power shall be […]
