DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS 100-884›PART 14. POWERS OF APPOINTMENT 600-695›CHAPTER 2. Definitions; Classification of Powers of Appointment 610-613
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California Probate Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) A power of appointment is “testamentary” if it is exercisable only by a will.
(b) A power of appointment is “presently exercisable” at the time in question to the extent that an irrevocable appointment can be made.
(c) A power of appointment is “not presently exercisable” if it is “postponed.” A power of appointment is “postponed” in either of the following circumstances:
(1) The creating instrument provides that the power of appointment may be exercised only after a specified act or event occurs or a specified condition is met, and the act or event has not occurred or the condition has not been met.
(2) The creating instrument provides that an exercise of the power of appointment is revocable until a specified act or event occurs or a specified condition is met, and the act or event has not occurred or the condition has not been met.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 30, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
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