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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:31-51

Removal of trustee

Known as the Uniform Trust Code

The act spans §§ 3B:31-1 to 3B:31-9 (84 sections).

L.2015, c.276, s.1.

Removal of Trustee.

a. The settlor, a co-trustee, or a beneficiary may request the court to remove a trustee, or a trustee may be removed by the court on its own initiative.

b. The court may remove a trustee for any of the reasons stated in N.J.S.3B:14-21.

c. Pending a final decision on a request to remove a trustee, or in lieu of or in addition to removing a trustee, the court may order such appropriate relief as may be necessary to protect the trust property or the interests of the beneficiaries.

Current official text: New Jersey Legislature. Digitized from the New Jersey Legislature bulk statutes download. Reproduced from public-domain New Jersey statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.