Selective allocation doctrine

Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-2720, under Chapter 27. Uniform Powers of Appointment Act..

Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-2720

If a powerholder exercises a power of appointment in a disposition that also disposes of property the powerholder owns, the owned property and the appointive property shall be allocated in the permissible manner that best carries out the powerholder's intent.