{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-7765","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 7765","heading":"Resignation of trustee; filing resignation.","body":"(a) Court approval.--(Deleted by amendment).\n(a.1) General rule.--A trustee may resign:\n(1) with court approval;\n(2) without court approval if authorized to resign by the terms of the trust; or\n(3) pursuant to a nonjudicial settlement agreement described in section 7710.1 (relating to nonjudicial settlement agreements - UTC 111).\n(b) Without court approval if authorized by trust instrument.--(Deleted by amendment).\n(c) Without court approval and without authorization in trust instrument.--(Deleted by amendment).\n(d) Liability.--The resignation of a trustee shall not by itself relieve the resigning trustee of liability in connection with the administration of the trust.\n(e) Filing resignation.--A resignation of a trustee may be filed with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the trust.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 77 TRUSTS","SUBCHAPTER G OFFICE OF TRUSTEE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=77\u0026sctn=65\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"ec7d784584e3c569cf3efdf9356a45401c332a8e84caa3ea03bd191129a9a258","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-7764","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-7766"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}