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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":[{"id":376136,"section_number":"64.2-2713","catch_line":"Requisites for exercise of power of appointment","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2713\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1503007,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376139,"identifier":"64.2-2716","token":"64.2\/V\/27\/3\/64.2-2716","url":"\/64.2-2716\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2716\/","token":"64.2\/V\/27\/3\/64.2-2716","dublin_core":{"Title":"Substantial compliance with donor-imposed formal requirement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2716","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A powerholder<\/span>’s substantial compliance with a formal requirement of appointment imposed by the donor<\/span>, including a requirement that the instrument<\/span> exercising the power of appointment<\/span> make reference or specific reference to the power, is sufficient if:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The powerholder<\/span> knows of and intends to exercise the power; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The powerholder<\/span>’s manner of attempted exercise of the power does not impair a material<\/span> purpose of the donor<\/span> in imposing the requirement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH DONOR-IMPOSED FORMAL REQUIREMENT (\u00a7 64.2-2716)\n\nA powerholder’s substantial compliance with a formal requirement of\nappointment imposed by the donor, including a requirement that the instrument\nexercising the power of appointment make reference or specific reference to the\npower, is sufficient if:\n\n1. The powerholder knows of and intends to exercise the power; and\n\n2. The powerholder’s manner of attempted exercise of the power does not\nimpair a material purpose of the donor in imposing the requirement.\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"}}