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Mich. Comp. Laws § 556.111 (2026)
Powers of appointment act; short title.
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POWERS OF APPOINTMENT ACT OF 1967
Act 224 of 1967
556.111 Powers of appointment act; short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "powers of appointment act of 1967".
History: 1967, Act 224, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: In Re Reisman Est., 702 N.W.2d 658 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005).
In Re Reisman Est., 702 N.W.2d 658 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). “Hence the practical effect of petitioners’ challenge, if successful, would be to render Samuel’s attempts to bypass petitioners nugatory, at least with regard to the assets of Geraldine’s marital trust.”
In Re Vivian Stolaruk Living Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “Petitioners rely on the definition of “power of appointment” in the Powers of Appointment Act, MCL 556.111 et seq. MCL 556.112(c) provides: “Power of appointment” means a power created or reserved by a person having property subject to his or her disposition that enables the…”
In Re Charles C Kalbach & Betty J Kalbach Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “Under the Powers of Appointment Act of 1967, MCL 556.111 et seq., a power of appointment is a power created or reserved by a person having property subject to his or her disposition that enables the donee of the power to designate, within any limits that may be prescribed, the…”
Bynum v. Campbell, 419 So. 2d 1370 (Ala. 1982). “1982); Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. §§ 556.111 — .133 (1982 Supp.”
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