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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) In this section, “power of appointment created by the powerholder” includes a power of appointment created in a transfer by another person to the extent the powerholder contributed value to the transfer.
(2) Appointive property subject to a general power of appointment created by a powerholder is subject to a claim of a creditor of the powerholder or of the powerholder's estate to the extent provided in ch. 242 and any other applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyances.
(3) Subject to sub. (2), appointive property subject to a general power of appointment created by a powerholder is not subject to a claim of a creditor of the powerholder or the powerholder's estate to the extent the powerholder irrevocably appointed the property in favor of a person other than the powerholder or the powerholder's estate.
(4) Subject to subs. (2) and (3), and notwithstanding the presence of a spendthrift provision or whether the claim arose before or after the creation of the power of appointment, appointive property subject to a general power of appointment created by a powerholder is subject to a claim of a creditor of any of the following:
(a) If the power of appointment is a presently exercisable power of appointment, the powerholder, to the same extent as if the powerholder owned the appointive property.
(b) If the power of appointment is exercisable at the powerholder's death, the powerholder's estate, to the extent the estate is insufficient to satisfy the claim and subject to the right of a decedent to direct the source from which liabilities are paid.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wisconsin Statutes Property (Ch. 700 to 710) § 702.501. Creditor claim: general power created by powerholder - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/property-ch-700-to-710/wi-st-702-501/
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