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Plain-English meaning
Successor Trustee
A person or institution designated to take over trust administration when the current trustee dies, resigns, is removed, or cannot serve.
Why the term matters
The successor may need proof of the triggering event, acceptance, records, asset control, and notice to beneficiaries or institutions.
Do not confuse it with
A successor trustee acts under the trust; an executor acts for the probate estate. The roles can overlap but authority is different.