Arizona Laws 14-10705. Resignation of trustee
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A. A trustee may resign either:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 14-10705
- Court: means the superior court. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership, whether real or personal, legal or equitable, or any interest in anything that may be the subject of ownership. See Arizona Laws 14-10103
- Settlor: means a person, including a testator, who creates or contributes property to a trust. See Arizona Laws 14-10103
- Trust: includes an express trust, private or charitable, with any additions, wherever and however created. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Trustee: includes an original, additional and successor trustee and a cotrustee. See Arizona Laws 14-10103
1. Unless the trust instrument provides otherwise, on at least thirty days’ notice to the qualified beneficiaries, the settlor, if living, and all cotrustees.
2. With the approval of the court.
B. In approving a resignation, the court may issue orders and impose conditions reasonably necessary for the protection of the trust property.
C. Any liability of a resigning trustee or of any sureties on the trustee’s bond for acts or omissions of the trustee is not discharged or affected by the trustee’s resignation.