Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
25 Del. C. § 504
Certain powers of appointment
# (a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, in the case of a power of appointment over property held in trust (the “first power”), if the trust is not subject to, or has an inclusion ratio of zero for purposes of, the tax on generation-skipping transfers imposed pursuant to Chapter 13 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Ch. 13) or any successor provision thereto and the first power may not be exercised in favor of the donee, the donee’s creditors, the donee’s estate or the creditors of the donee’s estate, then every estate or interest in property, real or personal, created through the exercise, by will, deed or other instrument, of the first power, irrespective of:
# (1)
The manner in which the first power was created or may be exercised, or
# (2)
Whether the first power was created before or after the passage of this section,
shall, for the purpose of any rule of law against perpetuities, remoteness in vesting, restraint upon the power of alienation or accumulations now in effect or hereafter enacted, be deemed to have been created at the time of the creation of, and not at the time of the exercise of, the first power. For purposes of applying the foregoing rule, if any part of an estate or interest in property created through the exercise of the first power includes another power of appointment (the “second power”), then the second power of appointment and any estate or interest in property (including additional powers of appointment) created through the exercise of the second power shall be deemed to have been created at the time of the creation of the first power.
# (b)
Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the exercise of a power of appointment (other than any such power of appointment created through the exercise of another power of appointment) over property held in a trust that is not subject to, or has an inclusion ratio of zero for purposes of, the tax on generation-skipping transfers imposed pursuant to Chapter 13 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Ch. 13) or any successor provision thereto if the instrument of exercise of the power makes express reference to subsection (a) of this section and expressly states that subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the exercise of the power or makes express reference to § 501 of this title and expressly states that § 501 of this title shall apply to the exercise of the power.
Amendment history
72 Del. Laws, c. 397, § 2; 79 Del. Laws, c. 352, § 5; 82 Del. Laws, c. 52, § 3
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In this title (40 sections)
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- 25-306 · Title and disposal of property by aliens
- 25-307 · Title derived through alien
- 25-308 · Validity of conveyances to or from aliens
- 25-309 · Conveyance of real estate between spouses
- 25-310 · Release of rights of curtesy or dower
- 25-311 · Conveyance of real estate to create either joint tenancy with…
- 25-312 · Acquisition and conveyance of title to real estate by persons…
- 25-313 · Contract for sale of unimproved real estate; notice to buyer…
- 25-314 · Contract requirements for the sale of real estate involving…
- 25-315 · Contracts for sale of agricultural lands
- 25-316 · Display of flags
- 25-317 · Restriction on fee collection for community amenities by…
- 25-317A · Required disclosure of financial obligations in chain of…
- 25-318 · Restrictive covenants
- 25-319 · Private transfer fee prohibition
- 25-501 · Powers of appointment; effect of rule against perpetuities
- 25-502 · Release of powers of appointment [For application of this…
- 25-503 · Rule against perpetuities
- 25-504 · Certain powers of appointment
- 25-505 · Exercise of powers of appointment
- 25-506 · Rule against accumulations
- 25-701 · Creation of estate in joint tenancy; exception
- 25-702 · Actions for use and occupation between cotenants
- 25-721 · Petition for partition; persons entitled to apply
- 25-722 · Service of summons
- 25-723 · Unknown or uncertain parties in interest; description in…
- 25-724 · Decree of partition; appointment and duties of commissioners
- 25-725 · Appointment of a new commission
- 25-726 · Final decree of partition
- 25-727 · Proportionment of shares among issue claiming by stocks
- 25-728 · Procedure upon petition by all interested parties
- 25-729 · Appointment of trustee for public sale of premises; conveyance…
- 25-730 · Allotment of primary interests
- 25-731 · Deed upon death of purchaser
- 25-732 · Title upon sale; transfer of liens to proceeds
- 25-733 · Investment or division of sale proceeds
- 25-734 · Sales upon credit; purchase money security; preference of…
- 25-735 · Costs