(A) A trustee may resign upon at least thirty days’ notice to the qualified beneficiaries, the settlor, if living, and all cotrustees or with the approval of the court.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 5807.05

  • Bond: includes an undertaking. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(B) In approving a resignation of a trustee, 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.