A. This article does not apply to a: 1. Power of appointment; 2. Power to appoint or remove a trustee or trust director; 3. Power of a settlor over a trust to the extent the settlor has a power to revoke the trust; 4. Power of a beneficiary over a trust to the extent the exercise or nonexercise of the power affects the beneficial interest of: a. The beneficiary; or b. Another beneficiary represented by the beneficiary under Article 3 (§ 64.2-714 et seq.) with respect to the exercise or nonexercise of the power; 5. Power over a trust if: a. The terms of the trust provide that the power is held in a nonfiduciary capacity; and b. The power must be held in a nonfiduciary capacity to achieve the settlor's tax objectives under the United States Internal Revenue Code; or 6. Power over a trust if the terms of the trust provide that the Uniform Directed Trust Act does not apply to the trust. B. Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a power granted to a person to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in or power of appointment over trust property which is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee is a power of appointment and not a power of direction. 2020, c. 768.
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