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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 253<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1502915,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376118,"identifier":"64.2-2607","token":"64.2\/V\/26\/64.2-2607","url":"\/64.2-2607\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2607\/","token":"64.2\/V\/26\/64.2-2607","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disclaimer of power of appointment or other power not held in a fiduciary capacity","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2607","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If a holder disclaims a power of appointment or other power not held in a fiduciary<\/span> capacity, the following rules apply:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> If the holder has not exercised the power, the disclaimer<\/span> takes effect as of the time the instrument creating the power becomes irrevocable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If the holder has exercised the power and the disclaimer<\/span> is of a power other than a presently exercisable general power of appointment, the disclaimer<\/span> takes effect immediately after the last exercise of the power. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The instrument creating the power is construed as if the power expired when the disclaimer<\/span> became effective. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISCLAIMER OF POWER OF APPOINTMENT OR OTHER POWER NOT HELD IN A FIDUCIARY\nCAPACITY (\u00a7 64.2-2607)\n\nIf a holder disclaims a power of appointment or other power not held in a\nfiduciary capacity, the following rules apply:\n\n1. If the holder has not exercised the power, the disclaimer takes effect as of\nthe time the instrument creating the power becomes irrevocable.\n\n2. If the holder has exercised the power and the disclaimer is of a power other\nthan a presently exercisable general power of appointment, the disclaimer takes\neffect immediately after the last exercise of the power.\n\n3. The instrument creating the power is construed as if the power expired when\nthe disclaimer became effective.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 253, \u00a7 64.1-196.8; 2012, c. 614.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}