§ 64.2-2736 Creditor claim; general power not created by powerholder
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection C, appointive property subject to a presently exercisable general power of appointment created by a person other than the powerholder is subject to a claim of a creditor of the powerholder to the extent that the powerholder’s property is insufficient.
B. Appointive property subject to a general power of appointment exercisable at the powerholder’s death is not subject to a claim of a creditor of the powerholder or the powerholder’s estate except to the extent that the power is exercised in favor of the powerholder’s estate.
C. Subject to subsection C of § 64.2-2738, a power of appointment created by a person other than the powerholder, which is subject to an ascertainable standard relating to an individual’s health, education, support, or maintenance within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. § 2041(b)(1)(A) or 26 U.S.C. § 2514(c)(1), as amended, is treated for purposes of this article as a nongeneral power.
History
This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 266 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2016, c. 266.