A power of appointment can be created only by a donor having the capacity to transfer the interest in property to which the power relates.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 30, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)

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Terms Used In California Probate Code 620

  • Power of appointment: means a power that enables a powerholder acting in a nonfiduciary capacity to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in or another power of appointment over the appointive property. See California Probate Code 610
  • Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership and includes both real and personal property and any interest therein. See California Probate Code 62