§ 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.\n
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