(a) In this section, 'power of appointment' means a power that enables a person acting in a nonfiduciary capacity to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in or another power of appointment over trust property.(b) This chapter does not apply to a: (1) power of appointment;(2) power to appoint or remove a trustee or trust director;(3) power of a settlor over a trust to the extent the settlor has a power to revoke the trust;(4) power of a beneficiary over a trust to the extent the exercise or nonexercise of the power affects the beneficial interest of:(A) the beneficiary; or(B) another beneficiary represented by the beneficiary under § 28-73-301 et seq. with respect to the exercise or nonexercise of the power; or(5) power over a trust if: (A) the terms of the trust provide that the power is held in a nonfiduciary capacity; and(B) the power must be held in a nonfiduciary capacity to achieve the settlor's tax objectives under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.(c) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a power granted to a person to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in or power of appointment over trust property which is 86, as amended.(c) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a power granted to a person to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in or power of appointment over trust property which is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee is a power of appointment and not a power of direction.Added by Act 2019, No. 1021,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2020.
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