New Mexico § 46-11-301 - Requisites for exercise of power of appointment
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 46-11-301 — Requisites for exercise of power of appointment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-11-301. Requisites for exercise of power of appointment
A power of appointment is exercised only: A. if the instrument exercising the power is valid under applicable law; and B. if the terms of the instrument exercising the power: (1) manifest the powerholder's intent to exercise the power; and (2) subject to Section 304 of the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act, 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.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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