Wyoming § 4-10-706 Removal of trustee

Wyoming Statutes

§ 4-10-706 — Removal of trustee

Wyoming § 4-10-706

Title 04Fiduciaries

Ch. 10UNIFORM TRUST CODE

Art. 7TRUSTEES, TRUST ADVISORS AND TRUST PROTECTORS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 4-10-706 (2026).

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(a)The settlor, a cotrustee or a qualified beneficiary may request the court to remove a trustee, or a trustee may be removed by the court on its own initiative as outlined in subsection (b) of this section.

(b)The court may remove a trustee if:

(i)The trustee has committed a serious breach of trust;

(ii)Lack of cooperation among cotrustees substantially impairs the administration of the trust;

(iii)Because of unfitness, unwillingness or persistent failure of the trustee to administer the trust effectively, the court determines that removal of the trustee best serves the interests of the beneficiaries; or

(iv)There has been a substantial change of circumstances, or removal is requested by all of the qualified beneficiaries, and the court finds that removal of the trustee best serves

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(a) The settlor, a cotrustee or a qualified beneficiary
may request the court to remove a trustee, or a trustee may be
removed by the court on its own initiative as outlined in
subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The court may remove a trustee if:
(i) The trustee has committed a serious breach of
trust;
(ii) Lack of cooperation among cotrustees
substantially impairs the administration of the trust;
(iii) Because of unfitness, unwillingness or
persistent failure of the trustee to administer the trust
effectively, the court determines that removal of the trustee
best serves the interests of the beneficiaries; or
(iv) There has been a substantial change of
circumstances, or removal is requested by all of the qualified
beneficiaries, and the court finds that removal of the trustee
best serves the interests of all of the beneficiaries and is not
inconsistent with a material purpose of the trust, and a
suitable cotrustee or successor trustee is available.
(c) Pending a final decision on a request to remove a
trustee, or in lieu of or in addition to removing a trustee, the
court may order such appropriate relief under W.S. 4-10-1001(b)
as may be necessary to protect the trust property or the
interests of the beneficiaries.