Requisites for exercise of power of appointment
C.R.S. § 15-2.5-301
in effect15-2.5-301. Requisites for exercise of power of appointment. (1) A power of appointment may be exercised only:
(a) If the instrument exercising the power is valid under applicable law;
(b) If the terms of the instrument exercising the power:
(I) Manifest the powerholder's intent to exercise the power; and
(II) Subject to section 15-2.5-304, satisfy the requirements of exercise, if any, imposed by the donor; and
(c) To the extent the appointment is a permissible exercise of the power.
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