2018 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Chapter 77 - Trusts
Section 7765 - Resignation of trustee; filing resignation

Universal Citation: 20 PA Cons Stat § 7765 (2018)
§ 7765. Resignation of trustee; filing resignation.

(a) Court approval.--(Deleted by amendment).

(a.1) General rule.--A trustee may resign:

(1) with court approval;

(2) without court approval if authorized to resign by the trust instrument; or

(3) pursuant to a nonjudicial settlement agreement described in section 7710.1 (relating to nonjudicial settlement agreements - UTC 111).

(b) Without court approval if authorized by trust instrument.--(Deleted by amendment).

(c) Without court approval and without authorization in trust instrument.--(Deleted by amendment).

(d) Liability.--The resignation of a trustee shall not by itself relieve the resigning trustee of liability in connection with the administration of the trust.

(e) Filing resignation.--A resignation of a trustee may be filed with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the trust.

(July 8, 2016, P.L.497, No.79, eff. Jan. 1, 2017)

2016 Amendment. Act 79 added subsec. (a.1) and deleted subsecs. (a), (b) and (c).

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