A power of appointment is exercised only: (1) if the instrument exercising the power is valid under applicable law; (2) if the terms of the instrument exercising the power: (A) manifest the powerholder's intent to exercise the power; and (B) subject to Section 1313, satisfy the requirements of exercise, if any, imposed by the donor; and (3) to the extent the appointment is a permissible exercise of the power.
760 ILCS 3/1310
Requisites for exercise of power of appointment
Known as the Uniform Powers of Appointment Law
The act spans §§ 760-3-1301 to 760-3-1336 (36 sections).
P.A. 101-48, eff. 1-1-20.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.