New Mexico Statutes 46-11-309. Capture doctrine; disposition of ineffectively appointed property under general power
To the extent a powerholder of a general power of appointment, other than a power to withdraw property from, revoke or amend a trust, makes an ineffective appointment:
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 46-11-309
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
A. the gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the ineffectively appointed property; or
B. if there is no gift-in-default clause or to the extent the clause is ineffective, the ineffectively appointed property:
(1) passes to:
living; or
(a) the powerholder if the powerholder is a permissible appointee and is (b) if the powerholder is an impermissible appointee or deceased, the powerholder’s estate if the estate is a permissible appointee; or
(2) if there is no taker under Paragraph (1) of this subsection, passes under a reversionary interest to the donor or the donor’s transferee or successor in interest.