If a sole trustee retires, is removed, or dies, they can be replaced with more than one new trustee. This can happen unless the trust says something different. You need to check the terms of the trust to see if it allows for this or not.
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If a sole trustee retires or is removed or dies while in office, the trustee may be replaced with more than 1 replacement trustee unless there is a contrary intention in the terms of the trust.
