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2012 Utah Code
Title 75 - Utah Uniform Probate Code
Article 2 - Intestate Succession and Wills
Section 608 - Exercise of power of appointment.


UT Code § 75-2-608 (2012) What's This?

75-2-608. Exercise of power of appointment.

In the absence of a requirement that a power of appointment be exercised by a reference, or by an express or specific reference, to the power, a general residuary clause in a will, or a will making general disposition of all of the testator's property, expresses an intention to exercise a power of appointment held by the testator only if:

(1) the power is a general power and the creating instrument does not contain a gift if the power is not exercised; or

(2) the testator's will manifests an intention to include the property subject to the power.


Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 39, 1998 General Session

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