Illinois Code § 1320
Illinois Code § 1320. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1320.
Disposition of unappointed property under released or unexercised nongeneral power. To the extent a powerholder releases, ineffectively exercises, or fails to exercise a nongeneral power of appointment: (1) the gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the unappointed property; or (2) if there is no gift-in-default clause or to the extent the clause is ineffective, the unappointed property: (A) passes to the permissible appointees if: (i) the permissible appointees are defined and limited; and (ii) the terms of the instrument creating the power do not manifest a contrary intent; or (B) if there is no taker under subparagraph (A), passes under a reversionary interest to the donor or the donor's transferee or successor in interest. (Source: P.A. 101-48, eff. 1-1-20.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 1320
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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