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urn: urn:us-la:rs:9:1789
citation: "R.S. 9:1789"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 9 › Code Preliminary Title › Code Book III › Code Title II › Chapter 1 › Part II › Subpart E"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 2001, number: 594, section: 2, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
---

# Removal of trustee

A. A trustee shall be removed in accordance with the provisions of the trust instrument or by the proper court for sufficient cause.

B. Additionally, a corporate trustee shall be removed upon the petition of a settlor or any current beneficiary, if the court determines that removal is in the best interest of the beneficiaries as a whole, another corporate entity that is qualified to be a trustee has agreed to serve as the trustee, and the trust instrument does not forbid such removal.