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Article 4. Types Of Appointments of California Probate Code >> Division 2. >> Part 14. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 4.

(a) The donee of a general power of appointment may make an appointment:
  (1) Of all of the appointive property at one time, or several partial appointments at different times, where the power is exercisable inter vivos.
  (2) Of present or future interests or both.
  (3) Subject to conditions or charges.
  (4) Subject to otherwise lawful restraints on the alienation of the appointed interest.
  (5) In trust.
  (6) Creating a new power of appointment.
  (b) The listing in subdivision (a) is illustrative, not exclusive.
Subject to the limitations imposed by the creating instrument, the donee of a special power may make any of the types of appointment permissible for the donee of a general power under Section 650.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the donee of a special power of appointment may appoint the whole or any part of the appointive property to any one or more of the permissible appointees and exclude others.
  (b) If the donor specifies either a minimum or maximum share or amount to be appointed to one or more of the permissible appointees, the exercise of the power must conform to the specification.