(1) Unless a cotrustee remains in office or the court otherwise orders, and until the trust property is delivered to a successor trustee or other person entitled to it, a trustee who has resigned or been removed has the duties of a trustee and the powers necessary to protect the trust property.
(2) A trustee who has resigned or been removed shall proceed expeditiously to deliver the trust property within the trustee’s possession to the cotrustee, successor trustee, or other person entitled to it.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 386B.7-070

  • Person: means any individual or entity as defined in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership, whether legal or equitable, or any interest therein. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Trust: means an express trust established by a trust instrument, including a will, whereby a trustee has the duty to administer a trust asset for the benefit of a named or otherwise described income or principal beneficiary, or both. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustee: includes an original, additional, and successor trustee, and a cotrustee. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010

Effective: July 15, 2014
History: Created 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 56, effective July 15, 2014.