RCW 11.95A.240
Permissible appointment.
(1) 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.
(2) A powerholder of a general power of appointment that permits appointment only to the creditors of the powerholder or of the powerholder's estate may appoint only to those creditors.
(3) Unless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, the powerholder of a nongeneral power may:
(a) Make an appointment in any form, including an appointment in trust, in favor of a permissible appointee;
(b) Create a general power in a permissible appointee;
(c) Create a nongeneral power in any person to appoint to one or more of the permissible appointees of the original nongeneral power; or
(d) Create a nongeneral power in a permissible appointee to appoint to one or more persons if the permissible appointees of the new nongeneral power include the permissible appointees of the original nongeneral power.
[ 2021 c 140 § 3305.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law
Chapter 11.95A - Uniform Powers of Appointment Act.
11.95A.030 - Common law and principles of equity supplement.
11.95A.100 - Creation of power of appointment.
11.95A.110 - Power not transferable.
11.95A.120 - Presumption of unlimited authority.
11.95A.130 - Presumption of unlimited authority—Exception.
11.95A.140 - Rules of classification.
11.95A.150 - Power to revoke or amend.
11.95A.200 - Requisites for exercise of power of appointment.
11.95A.210 - Intent to exercise—Determining intent from residuary clause.
11.95A.220 - Intent to exercise—After-acquired power.
11.95A.230 - Substantial compliance with donor-imposed formal requirement.
11.95A.240 - Permissible appointment.
11.95A.250 - Appointment to deceased appointee or permissible appointee's descendant.
11.95A.260 - Impermissible appointment.
11.95A.270 - Selective allocation doctrine.
11.95A.280 - Capture doctrine—Disposition of ineffectively appointed property under general power.
11.95A.290 - Disposition of unappointed property—Released or unexercised general power.
11.95A.300 - Disposition of unappointed property—Released or unexercised nongeneral power.
11.95A.310 - Disposition of unappointed property—Partial appointment to taker in default.
11.95A.320 - Appointment to taker in default.
11.95A.330 - Powerholder's authority to revoke or amend exercise.
11.95A.340 - Notice of exercise of testamentary power.
11.95A.350 - Exercise of power in favor of holder—Limitations.
11.95A.365 - Exercise of power in favor of holder—Inference of law.
11.95A.370 - Exercise of power in favor of holder—Applicability.
11.95A.375 - Exercise of power in favor of holder—Cause of action.
11.95A.410 - Authority to release.
11.95A.420 - Method of release.
11.95A.430 - Revocation or amendment of release.
11.95A.440 - Power to contract—Presently exercisable power of appointment.
11.95A.450 - Power to contract—Power of appointment not presently exercisable.
11.95A.460 - Remedy for breach of contract to appoint or not to appoint.
11.95A.500 - Creditor claims—General power created by powerholder.
11.95A.510 - Creditor claims—General power not created by powerholder.
11.95A.520 - Power to withdraw.
11.95A.530 - Creditor claims—Nongeneral power.
11.95A.900 - Uniformity of application and construction.
11.95A.901 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.