Probate Code section 651

Subject to the limitations imposed by the creating instrument, the powerholder of a special power may make any of the types of appointment permissible for the powerholder of a general power under Section 650.

Source: Section 651, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=651. (updated Jan. 1, 2017; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_651

Original Source: Section 651, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=651. (last accessed May 12, 2025).