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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 311 – Disposition of unappointed property under released or unexercised nongeneral power.
Effective 5/9/2017
75-10-311. Disposition of unappointed property under released or unexercised nongeneral power.
To the extent a powerholder releases, ineffectively exercises, or fails to exercise a nongeneral power of appointment:

  • (1) the gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the unappointed property; or
  • (2) if there is no gift-in-default clause or to the extent the clause is ineffective, the unappointed property:
    • (a) passes to the permissible appointees if:
      • (i) the permissible appointees are defined and limited; and
      • (ii) the terms of the instrument creating the power do not manifest a contrary intent; or
    • (b) if there is no taker under Subsection (2)(a), passes under a reversionary interest to the donor or the donor’s transferee or successor in interest.

Enacted by Chapter 125, 2017 General Session