{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-7-503","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 7-503","heading":"Resignation or removal of trustee; appointment to fill vacancy","body":"Section 7–503. [Resignation or Removal of Trustee; Appointment to Fill Vacancy.]\nA trustee may resign by an instrument in writing delivered to the transferor or to the transferor's guardian or conservator, if any. A trustee may be removed by the transferor by an instrument in writing delivered to such trustee. If there is more than one person serving as trustee, a vacancy need not be filled, and until a successor is appointed the remaining trustee or trustees may act alone. In the event of a vacancy a successor may be appointed by the transferor, if legally competent, or as the transferor shall have provided by a written instrument, and otherwise by the transferor's guardian or conservator, if any, and if none, by the transferor's heirs presumptive, and such appointment shall become effective upon acceptance.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section7-503","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:31Z","sha256":"31920f0a13798a92c49a65ff19005a2ff601c6402883e7f4b3dabd827b637a6c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-7-502","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-191-1-to-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}