Prob. Code, § 652 · Article 4. Types of Appointments
Prob. Code, § 652
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the powerholder of a special power of appointment may appoint the whole or any part of the appointive property to any one or more of the permissible appointees and exclude others.
(b) If the donor specifies either a minimum or maximum share or amount to be appointed to one or more of the permissible appointees, the exercise of the power must conform to the specification.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 81, Sec. 13. (AB 2846) Effective January 1, 2017.
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