{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-51","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:31-51","heading":"Removal of trustee.","body":"Removal of Trustee.\na.\tThe settlor, a co-trustee, or a beneficiary may request the court to remove a trustee, or a trustee may be removed by the court on its own initiative.\nb.\tThe court may remove a trustee for any of the reasons stated in N.J.S.3B:14-21.\nc.\tPending 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 as may be necessary to protect the trust property or the interests of the beneficiaries.\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":"ac4437d48179c2cf73f5ed28e5d9b473eee9442325bb34b7a92dfb384172ca01","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-50","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}