D.C. Code § 19-1702.03
§ 19-1702.03. Presumption of unlimited authority.
(a) Subject to § 19-1702.05 , and unless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, the power is:
(1) Presently exercisable;
(2) Exclusionary; and
(3) Except as otherwise provided in § 19-1702.04 , general.