1. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of an instrument creating or exercising a power of appointment, sections 456.970 to 456.1135 govern powers of appointment. 2. The terms of an instrument creating or exercising a power of appointment prevail over any provisions of sections 456.970 to 456.1135 except: (1) The requisites for the creation of a power of appointment under subsections 1 to 4 of section 456.990 ; (2) The transferability of a power of appointment by a powerholder under subsection 1 of section 456.995 ; (3) The limitations on the authority of a donor to extend a general power of appointment beyond the death of a powerholder under subsection 3 of section 456.995 ; (4) The power is exclusionary if the permissible appointees of a power of appointment are not defined and limited under subsection 3 of section 456.1005 ; (5) The requisites for the exercise of a power of appointment under section 456.1015 ; (6) The effect of an impermissible appointment under section 456.1045 ; (7) A general power of appointment which is presently exercisable may be reached by the creditors of the powerholder or the powerholder's estate under section 456.1100 .
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