RCW 11.95A.210
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(1)In this section:
(a)"Residuary clause" does not include a residuary clause containing a blanket-exercise clause or a specific-exercise clause.
(b)"Will" includes a codicil and a testamentary instrument that revises another will.
(2)A residuary clause in a powerholder's will, or a comparable clause in the powerholder's revocable trust, manifests the powerholder's intent to exercise a power of appointment only if:
(a)The terms of the instrument containing the residuary clause do not manifest a contrary intent;
(b)The power is a general power exercisable in favor of the powerholder's estate;
(c)There is no gift-in-default clause or the clause is ineffective; and
(d)The powerholder did not release the power.
[ 2021 c 140 s 3302 .]