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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

§ 625

California Probate Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · 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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