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requirements of subsection (d) do not render ineffective a durable
power of attorney validly executed prior to July 1, 2005 in
accordance with this section.

 
Sec. 2. 18-B MRSA §103, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

 
1-A.__Ascertainable standard.__"Ascertainable standard" means
an ascertainable standard relating to an individual's health,
education, support or maintenance within the meaning of Section
2041(b)(1)(A) or Section 2514(c)(1) of the federal Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect on July 1, 2005.

 
Sec. 3. 18-B MRSA §103, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A,
§1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:

 
10. Power of withdrawal. "Power of withdrawal" means a
presently exercisable general power of appointment other than a
power exercisable by a trustee that is limited by an
ascertainable standard, or exercisable by another person only
upon consent of the trustee or a person holding an adverse
interest.

 
Sec. 4. 18-B MRSA §103, sub-§12, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A,
§1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:

 
12. Qualified beneficiary. "Qualified beneficiary" means a
living beneficiary who on the date the beneficiary's
qualification is determined:

 
A. Is a distributee or permissible distributee of trust
income or principal;

 
B. Would be a distributee or permissible distributee of
trust income or principal if the interests of the
distributees described in paragraph A terminated on that
date, but the termination of those interests would not cause
the trust to terminate; or

 
C. Would be a distributee or permissible distributee of
trust income or principal if the trust terminated on that
date.

 
"Qualified beneficiary" does not include a contingent distributee
or a contingent permissible distributee of trust income or
principal whose interest in the trust is not reasonably expected
to vest.

 
Sec. 5. 18-B MRSA §105, sub-§2, ¶¶H and I, as enacted by PL 2003, c.
618, Pt. A, §1 and affected by §2, are amended to read:


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