§ 31A-10. Powers of appointment and revocation.
§31A‑10. Powers of appointment and revocation.
(a) As to any exercisein the will of the decedent of a power of appointment in favor of the slayer,the slayer shall be deemed to have predeceased the decedent and the slayershall not acquire any property or receive any benefit by virtue of suchappointment and the appointed property shall pass in accordance with theapplicable lapse statute, if any.
(b) Property heldeither presently or in remainder by the slayer subject to be divested by theexercise by the decedent of a power of revocation or a general power ofappointment shall pass to the estate of the decedent; and property so held bythe slayer subject to be divested by the exercise by the decedent of a power ofappointment to a particular person or persons or to a class of persons shallpass to such person or persons or in equal shares to the members of such classof persons, exclusive of the slayer. (1961, c. 210, s. 1.)