(a) For purposes of this section and § 3327 of this title, the term “officeholder” includes a trustee, an adviser as defined in § 3313 of this title, and a designated representative as defined in § 3339 of this title.
(b) An officeholder may resign:
(1) If the governing instrument expressly permits the officeholder to resign, in accordance with the terms of the governing instrument;
(2) If the governing instrument neither expressly permits nor prohibits the officeholder's resignation, but establishes a procedure for the appointment of a successor officeholder who shall be willing and able to serve as such, upon 30 days written notice to the beneficiaries, those holding the power to appoint a successor officeholder, and any other officeholders; or
(3) In all other cases, with the approval of the Court of Chancery.
(c) A beneficiary or other officeholder may waive the notice otherwise required by this section.
(d) In approving a resignation, the Court of Chancery may impose orders and conditions reasonably necessary for the protection of the trust property, including the appointment of a special fiduciary.
(e) Any liability of a resigning officeholder or of any sureties on the officeholder's bond, if any, for acts or omissions of a resigning officeholder is not discharged or affected by the officeholder's resignation.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 12 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 33. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 3304. Retention by fiduciary of decedent's or settlor's investments.
§ 3305. Retention by bank or trust company acting as a fiduciary of its own stock.
§ 3306. Deviation from terms of instrument.
§ 3307. Common fund investments by bank or trust company; regulations.
§ 3309. Identification of securities.
§ 3310. Storage of securities.
§ 3311. Deposit of securities in clearing corporation.
§ 3313. Advisers [For application of this section, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 5].
§ 3314. Limitation on certain fiduciary powers.
§ 3315. Trustee's exercise of discretion; review by court; discretionary interests.
§ 3316. Substituted property; equivalent value; fiduciary duty.
§ 3317. Cofiduciaries and co-nonfiduciaries; duty to keep informed.
§ 3321. Applicability of chapter; definitions.
§ 3322. Fiduciary agency contracts; delegation.
§ 3323. Cofiduciaries and co-nonfiduciaries.
§ 3324. General powers of trustee.
§ 3326. Resignation of an officeholder.
§ 3327. Removal of an officeholder.
§ 3328. Limitation on personal liability of fiduciary.
§ 3329. Effect of no-contest provision.
§ 3335. Effect of formula clauses in certain wills and trusts.
§ 3339. Designated representatives of trusts.
§ 3340. Place of administration [For application of this section, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 5].
§ 3342. Modification of trust by consent while trustor is living.
§ 3343. Authority to allocate trustee duties among multiple trustees.