Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-707: Delivery of property by former trustee - Petition for approval of accountings and release and discharge from liability

(a) 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.

(b) A trustee who has resigned or been removed shall, within a reasonable time, deliver the trust property within the trustee's possession to the cotrustee, successor trustee, or other person entitled to it.

(c) Prior to delivering the trust property within the trustee's possession to the co-trustee, successor trustee, or other person entitled to it, a trustee who has resigned or been removed shall have the right and authority to petition the court for approval of its accountings and a release and discharge from all liability related to such trust as allowed under § 35-15-205 .