Unless the terms of the instrument exercising a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent: (1) except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), a blanket-exercise clause extends to a power acquired by the powerholder after executing the instrument containing the clause; and (2) if the powerholder is also the donor of the power, the clause does not extend to the power unless there is no gift-in-default clause or it is ineffective.
760 ILCS 3/1312
Intent to exercise: after-acquired power
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.