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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 266<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1502959,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376128,"identifier":"64.2-2705","token":"64.2\/V\/27\/1\/64.2-2705","url":"\/64.2-2705\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2705\/","token":"64.2\/V\/27\/1\/64.2-2705","dublin_core":{"Title":"Governing law","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2705","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Unless the terms of the instrument<\/span> creating a power of appointment<\/span> manifest a contrary intent<\/span>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The creating, revocation<\/span>, or amendment of the power is governed by the law<\/span> of the donor<\/span>’s domicile at the relevant time; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The exercise, release, or disclaimer of the power, or the revocation<\/span> or amendment of the exercise, release, or disclaimer of the power is governed by the law<\/span> of the powerholder<\/span>’s domicile at the relevant time. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGOVERNING LAW (\u00a7 64.2-2705)\n\nUnless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a\ncontrary intent:\n\n1. The creating, revocation, or amendment of the power is governed by the law of\nthe donor’s domicile at the relevant time; and\n\n2. The exercise, release, or disclaimer of the power, or the revocation or\namendment of the exercise, release, or disclaimer of the power is governed by\nthe law of the powerholder’s domicile at the relevant time.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 266.","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"}}