Cal. PROB § 16606
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 16606, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter does not apply to any of the following:
(1) A power of appointment.
(2) The power to appoint or remove a trustee or trust director.
(3) The power of a settlor over a trust, to the extent the settlor has a power to revoke the trust.
(4) The power of a beneficiary over a trust, to the extent the exercise or nonexercise of the power affects the beneficial interest of the beneficiary.
(5) The power over a trust if both of the following apply:
(A) The terms of the trust provide that the power is held in a nonfiduciary capacity.
(B) The power is required to be held in a nonfiduciary capacity to achieve the settlor’s tax objectives under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and regulations issued thereunder.
(b) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a power granted to a person to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in, or power of appointment over, trust property that is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee is a power of appointment and not a power of direction.
(1) A power of appointment.
(2) The power to appoint or remove a trustee or trust director.
(3) The power of a settlor over a trust, to the extent the settlor has a power to revoke the trust.
(4) The power of a beneficiary over a trust, to the extent the exercise or nonexercise of the power affects the beneficial interest of the beneficiary.
(5) The power over a trust if both of the following apply:
(A) The terms of the trust provide that the power is held in a nonfiduciary capacity.
(B) The power is required to be held in a nonfiduciary capacity to achieve the settlor’s tax objectives under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and regulations issued thereunder.
(b) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a power granted to a person to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in, or power of appointment over, trust property that is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee is a power of appointment and not a power of direction.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Dealing with a probate matter in California?
See all California Probate lawyers
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.