To the extent a powerholder releases, ineffectively exercises or fails to exercise a nongeneral power of appointment:

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A. the gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the unappointed property; or

B. if there is no gift-in-default clause or to the extent that the clause is ineffective, the unappointed property:

(1)     passes to the permissible appointees if:

(a) the permissible appointees are defined and limited; and

intent; or

(b) the terms of the instrument creating the power do not manifest a contrary (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.