Probate Code § 625

ARTICLE 1. Donee’s Capacity

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 625Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 81, Sec. 5. (AB 2846) Effective January 1, 2017.

(a) A power of appointment can be exercised only by a powerholder having the capacity to transfer the interest in property to which the power relates.

(b) Unless the creating instrument otherwise provides, a powerholder who is a minor may not exercise a power of appointment during minority.