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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.1055

Capture doctrine — disposition of ineffectively appointed property under..

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)

To the extent a powerholder of a general power of appointment, other than a power to withdraw property from, revoke, or amend a trust, makes an ineffective appointment:

(1) The gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the ineffectively appointed property; or

(2) If there is no gift-in-default clause or to the extent the clause is ineffective, the ineffectively appointed property:

(a) Passes to the powerholder if the powerholder is a permissible appointee and living; or

(b) If the powerholder is an impermissible appointee or deceased, passes to the powerholder's estate if the estate is a permissible appointee; or

(c) If there is no taker under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subdivision, passes under a reversionary interest to the donor or the donor's transferee or successor in interest.

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