Unless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, the power is nongeneral if:

(1) the power is exercisable only at the powerholder‘s death; and

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Terms Used In Utah Code 75A-4-204

  • Estate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 75-1-201. See Utah Code 75A-4-102
  • Instrument: means a record. See Utah Code 75A-4-102
  • Power of appointment: means a power that enables a powerholder acting in a nonfiduciary capacity to designate a recipient of an interest in, or another power of appointment over, the appointive property. See Utah Code 75A-4-102
  • Powerholder: means a person in whom a donor creates a power of appointment. See Utah Code 75A-4-102
(2) the permissible appointees of the power are a defined and limited class that does not include the powerholder’s estate, the powerholder’s creditors, or the creditors of the powerholder’s estate.