Wisconsin § 702.303 - Intent to exercise: after-acquired power.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 702.303 — Intent to exercise: after-acquired power., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 702.303. Intent to exercise: after-acquired power.
Unless the terms of the instrument exercising a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, all of the following apply: 702.303(1) (1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) , a blanket-exercise clause extends to a power of appointment acquired by the powerholder after executing the instrument containing the clause. 702.303(2) (2) If the powerholder is also the donor of the power of appointment, a blanket-exercise clause does not extend to the power of appointment unless there is not a gift-in-default clause or the gift-in-default clause is ineffective. 702.303 History History: 2023 a. 127 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 702.303 ("Intent to exercise: after-acquired power.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. 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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