{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-7-705","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 44D-7-705","heading":"Resignation of trustee.","body":"(a) Unless otherwise provided in the terms of the trust instrument, a trustee may resign without court approval by giving at least 30 days' notice in a record to the grantor, if living, all of the qualified beneficiaries and all cotrustees, if any.\n(b) A trustee may resign with the approval of the court having jurisdiction of the trust upon the filing of a petition for such purpose which joins as respondents the grantor, if living, all of the qualified beneficiaries, and all cotrustees, if any. In approving a resignation, the court may issue orders and impose conditions reasonably necessary for the protection of the trust property.\n(c) Unless otherwise provided by order of the court, any 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.","path":["CHAPTER 44D. UNIFORM TRUST CODE.","ARTICLE 7. OFFICE OF THE TRUSTEE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/44D-7-705/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:41Z","sha256":"fdf688f1ed0f3ae656cccd22bf7a919aae012309fe59a65778b9849f8b3d79fc","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-7-704","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-7-706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}