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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 935<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":376414,"section_number":"64.2-745.2","catch_line":"Definitions; vacancies; right to withdraw","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-745.2\/"},{"id":376427,"section_number":"64.2-757","catch_line":"Vacancy in trusteeship; appointment of successor","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-757\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":375899,"section_number":"64.2-1405","catch_line":"Court may appoint trustee in place of one named in will, deed, or other writing; management by corporate trustee outside of the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1405\/"},{"id":375900,"section_number":"64.2-1406","catch_line":"Notice required; certain substitutions validated","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1406\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1501235,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376380,"identifier":"64.2-712","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/2\/64.2-712","url":"\/64.2-712\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-712\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/2\/64.2-712","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proceedings to appoint or remove trustees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-712","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Proceedings to appoint or remove trustees<\/span> may be brought by motion<\/span> pursuant to §§ 64.2-1405<\/a> and 64.2-1406<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Proceedings to appoint or remove trustees<\/span> also may be brought by petition<\/span> or complaint. In such a proceeding, beneficiaries who are not qualified beneficiaries shall not be necessary parties, nor shall it be necessary to join (i) a trustee<\/span> who has declined to accept the trust, resigned or been adjudicated an incapacitated person<\/span> or (ii) the personal representative<\/span> of a trustee<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEEDINGS TO APPOINT OR REMOVE TRUSTEES (\u00a7 64.2-712)\n\nA. Proceedings to appoint or remove trustees may be brought by motion pursuant\nto §§ 64.2-1405 and 64.2-1406.\n\nB. Proceedings to appoint or remove trustees also may be brought by petition or\ncomplaint. In such a proceeding, beneficiaries who are not qualified\nbeneficiaries shall not be necessary parties, nor shall it be necessary to join\n(i) a trustee who has declined to accept the trust, resigned or been adjudicated\nan incapacitated person or (ii) the personal representative of a trustee.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 935, \u00a7 55-542.05; 2012, c. 614.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}