Trustee, Ineligibility
In addition to those who are ineligible as a minor or incompetent individual, any person or entity nominated to serve as trustee may simply choose not to accept the position. Entities must also meet eligibility standards established by Pennsylvania law. (As there are thousands of businesses in Pennsylvania, the best source of any individual business entity's eligibility is the entity itself, which may disclose whether it meets Pennsylvania's requirements.)

Any trustee may also accept the appointment and then later resign by obtaining approval from the Orphans' Court. A trustee may also resign with the written approval of each competent adult trust beneficiary.  The Orphans' Court also has the power to remove any trustee who is not satisfying the fiduciary obligations to the trust beneficiaries, such as when the trust property is being mismanaged. This will generally be done to protect the assets under that trustee's control.

See: Trustee, Eligibility; Trustee, Role and Duties