Code of the District of Columbia

§ 19–1703.11. Disposition of unappointed property under released or unexercised nongeneral power.

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

(1) The gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the unappointed property; or

(2) If there is no gift-in-default clause or to the extent the clause is ineffective, the unappointed property:

(A) Passes to the permissible appointees if:

(i) The permissible appointees are defined and limited; and

(ii) The terms of the instrument creating the power do not manifest a contrary intent; or

(B) If there is no taker under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, passes under a reversionary interest to the donor or the donor's transferee or successor in interest.