Probate Code - PROB
DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [100 - 890]
( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79. ) PART 14. POWERS OF APPOINTMENT [600 - 695]
( Part 14 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 30, Sec. 2. ) CHAPTER 4. Exercise of Powers of Appointment [625 - 662]
( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 30, Sec. 2. ) ARTICLE 3. Donee’s Required Intent [640 - 642]
( Article 3 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 30, Sec. 2. ) 641.
(a) A general residuary clause in a will, or a will making general disposition of all the testator’s property, does not exercise a power of appointment held by the testator unless specific reference is made to the power or there is some other indication of intent to exercise the power.
(b) This section applies in a case where the powerholder dies on or after July 1, 1982.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 81, Sec. 9. (AB 2846) Effective January 1, 2017.)