{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-50","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:31-50","heading":"Resignation of trustee.","body":"Resignation of Trustee.\na.\tA trustee may resign:\n(1)\tupon at least 30 days' notice to the qualified beneficiaries, the settlor, if living, all  co-trustees, and the trustee or trustees, if any, designated pursuant to the terms of the trust to succeed the resigning trustee; or\n(2)\twith the approval of the court.\nb.\tIn approving a resignation, the court may issue orders and impose conditions reasonably necessary for the protection of the trust property.\nc.\tAny 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.\nL.2015, c.276, s.1.","path":["TITLE 3B ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"b54eb9395e64b29bfd3c6818bf6ed1949ad750ade5e832842374be2e9d8b9b98","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-49","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}