D.C. Code § 19-1307.05: Resignation of trustee.

(a)

A trustee may resign:

(1)

Upon at least 30 days’ notice to the qualified beneficiaries, the settlor, if living, and all cotrustees or, if there is no cotrustee, to the next designated successor trustee; or

(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