General Power of Appointment

General Power of Appointment

Definition

The power to appoint a new owner for property that includes the authority to give the property to at least one of the following: the holder of the power, the holder’s creditors, the holder’s estate, or the holder’s estate’s creditors. If a power of appointment is not general, it is considered special.

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