A power holder’s substantial compliance with a formal requirement of appointment imposed by the donor, including a requirement that the instrument exercising the power of appointment make reference or specific reference to the power, is sufficient if both of the following apply:

(1) The power holder knows of and intends to exercise the power.

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 31D-3-304

  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) The power holder’s manner of attempted exercise of the power does not impair a material purpose of the donor in imposing the requirement. (2015-205, s. 3(a).)

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