{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-7-2.6","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law § 7-2.6","heading":"Resignation, suspension or removal of trustee","body":"§ 7-2.6 Resignation, suspension or removal of trustee\n  (a) Subject to the relevant provisions of the civil practice law and\nrules, the supreme court has power:\n  (1) On the application of a trustee, to accept his resignation and to\ndischarge him on such terms as it deems proper.\n  (2) On the application of any person interested in the trust estate,\nto suspend or remove a trustee who has violated or threatens to violate\nhis trust, who is insolvent or whose insolvency is imminent or\napprehended or who for any reason is a person unsuitable to execute the\ntrust.\n  (3) In case of the resignation or removal of a trustee, to appoint a\nsuccessor trustee and, if there is no acting trustee, to cause the trust\nto be executed by a receiver or other officer under its direction.  This\nsection does not apply to a trust arising or resulting by implication of\nlaw, nor where other provision is made by law for the resignation,\nsuspension or removal of a trustee or the appointment of a successor\ntrustee.","path":["Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law","Article 7. Trusts","Part 2. Rules Governing Trustees"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EPT/7-2.6","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"ea5eab2d89bca442f1e5a89e66f86583988a4417de7d39bfaf258357c6481768","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-7-2.5","next":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-7-2.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}