Trustee appointment by court: beneficiaries may seek court appointment when trustee vacancy makes private appointment impracticable. Beneficiaries may petition a principal civil court to appoint a trustee when a vacancy or disqualification occurs and appointment under the trust instrument is impracticable; the court may appoint a trustee. In selecting a trustee the court must regard the wishes of the trust's author, the wishes of any person empowered to appoint trustees, whether the appointment will promote or impede execution of the trust, and the interests of all beneficiaries where there are multiple beneficiaries.
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Trustee appointment by court: beneficiaries may seek court appointment when trustee vacancy makes private appointment impracticable.
Beneficiaries may petition a principal civil court to appoint a trustee when a vacancy or disqualification occurs and appointment under the trust instrument is impracticable; the court may appoint a trustee. In selecting a trustee the court must regard the wishes of the trust's author, the wishes of any person empowered to appoint trustees, whether the appointment will promote or impede execution of the trust, and the interests of all beneficiaries where there are multiple beneficiaries.
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