DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS 100-890›PART 14. POWERS OF APPOINTMENT 600-695›CHAPTER 4. Exercise of Powers of Appointment 625-662›ARTICLE 1. Donee’s Capacity 625
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California Probate Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
(a) A power of appointment can be exercised only by a powerholder having the capacity to transfer the interest in property to which the power relates.
(b) Unless the creating instrument otherwise provides, a powerholder who is a minor may not exercise a power of appointment during minority.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 81, Sec. 5. (AB 2846) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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