1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 456.970 to 456.1135 : (1) Sections 456.970 to 456.1135 shall apply to a power of appointment created before, on, or after August 28, 2016, and shall apply to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of appointment commenced on or after August 28, 2016; (2) Sections 456.970 to 456.1135 shall apply to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of appointment commenced before August 28, 2016, unless the court finds that application of a particular provision of such sections would interfere substantially with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice a right of a party, in which case the particular provision of such sections does not apply and the superseded law applies; (3) A rule of construction or presumption provided in sections 456.970 to 456.1135 applies to an instrument executed before August 28, 2016, unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent in the terms of the instrument; and (4) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (1) to (3) of this subsection, an action done before August 28, 2016, is not affected by such sections. 2. If a right is acquired, extinguished, or barred on the expiration of a prescribed period that commenced under law of this state other than sections 456.970 to 456.1135 before August 28, 2016, the law continues to apply to the right.
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