Powers of appointment
Ind. Code § 30-4-9-5
in effectSec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "power of appointment" means a power that enables a person acting in a nonfiduciary capacity to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in or another power of appointment over trust property.
(b) This chapter does not apply to a:
(1) power of appointment;
(2) power to appoint or remove a trustee or trust director;
(3) power of a settlor over a trust to the extent the settlor has a power to revoke the trust;
(4) power of a beneficiary over a trust to the extent the exercise or nonexercise of the power affects the beneficiary interest of:
(A) the beneficiary; or
(B) another beneficiary represented by the beneficiary with respect to the exercise or nonexercise of the power; or
(5) power over a trust if:
(A) the terms of the trust provide that the power is held in a nonfiduciary capacity; and
(B) the power must be held in a nonfiduciary capacity to achieve the settlor's tax objectives under the Internal Revenue Code.
(c) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a power granted to a person to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in or power of appointment over trust property that is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee is a power of appointment and not a power of direction.
As added by P.L.221-2019, SEC.10.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/30Fetched: 10/17/2026