{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1307.06","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1307.06","heading":"Removal of trustee.","body":"(a)\nThe settlor, a cotrustee, or a beneficiary may request the court to remove a trustee, or a trustee may be removed by the court on its own initiative.\n\n(b)\nThe court may remove a trustee if:\n(1)\nThe trustee has committed a serious breach of trust;\n(2)\nLack of cooperation among cotrustees substantially impairs the administration of the trust;\n(3)\nBecause of unfitness, unwillingness, or persistent failure of the trustee to administer the trust effectively, the court determines that removal of the trustee best serves the interests of the beneficiaries; or\n(4)\nThere has been a substantial change of circumstances or removal is requested by all of the qualified beneficiaries, the court finds that removal of the trustee best serves the interests of all of the beneficiaries and is not inconsistent with a material purpose of the trust, and a suitable cotrustee or successor trustee is available.\n\n(c)\nPending a final decision on a request to remove a trustee, or in lieu of or in addition to removing a trustee, the court may order such appropriate relief under section 19-1310.01(b) as may be necessary to protect the trust property or the interests of the beneficiaries.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 13. Uniform Trust Code.","Subchapter VII. Office of Trustee."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1307.06","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"581c4c8d9eceecf818a0910b35841b14b5bb69bdee9aa6c2101dbeaa41a18f43","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1307.05","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1307.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}