Power to contract - presently exercisable power of appointment - power of ...
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.1090
in effect456.1090. Power to contract — presently exercisable power of appointment — power of appointment not presently exercisable. — 1. A powerholder of a presently exercisable power of appointment may contract:
(1) Not to exercise the power; or
(2) To exercise the power if the contract when made does not confer a benefit on an impermissible appointee.
2. A powerholder of a power of appointment that is not presently exercisable may contract to exercise or not to exercise the power only if the powerholder:
(1) Is also the donor of the power; and
(2) Has reserved the power in a revocable trust.
(L. 2016 H.B. 1765)
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