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Home » US Law » 2022 Utah Code » Title 75 - Utah Uniform Probate Code » Chapter 10 - Uniform Powers of Appointment Act » Part 3 - Exercise of Power of Appointment » Section 306 – Appointment to deceased appointee or permissible appointee’s descendant.
Effective 5/9/2017
75-10-306. Appointment to deceased appointee or permissible appointee’s descendant.

  • (1) Subject to Sections 75-2-603 and 75-2-604, an appointment to a deceased appointee is ineffective.
  • (2) Unless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, a powerholder of a nongeneral power may exercise the power in favor of, or create a new power of appointment in, a descendant of a deceased permissible appointee whether or not the descendant is described by the donor as a permissible appointee.

Enacted by Chapter 125, 2017 General Session