North Carolina § 31D-3-311 - Disposition of unappointed property under released or unexercised nongeneral power.
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§ 31D-3-311. Disposition of unappointed property under released or unexercised nongeneral power.
To the extent that a power holder releases, ineffectively exercises, or fails to exercise a nongeneral power of appointment: The gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the unappointed property. If there is no gift-in-default clause, or to the extent that the clause is ineffective, the unappointed property: Passes to the permissible appointees, if both of the following apply: The permissible appointees are defined and limited. The terms of the instrument creating the power do not manifest a contrary intent. If there is no taker under sub-subdivision a. of this subdivision, passes under a reversionary interest to the donor or the donor's transferee or successor in interest. History (2015-205, s. 3(a).)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31D-3-311 ("Disposition of unappointed property under released or unexercised nongeneral power.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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