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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.1040

Appointment to deceased appointee or permissible appointee's descendant

Known as the Missouri Uniform Powers of Appointment Act

The act spans §§ 456–456 (57 sections).

Effective: 28 Aug 2016; (L. 2016 H.B. 1765)

1. An appointment to a deceased appointee is ineffective.

2. A powerholder of a nongeneral power may exercise the power in favor of, or create a new power of appointment in, a descendant of a deceased permissible appointee whether or not the descendant is described by the donor as a permissible appointee and whether or not the descendant of a deceased permissible appointee was alive at the time of the execution of the instrument creating the power or at the time of the exercise of the power.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.