W. Va. Code § 38-1A-11
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§38-1A-11. Appointment of resident trustee by court; powers and duties of substituted trustee.
Official statutory text
The circuit court, or the judge thereof in vacation, of the county in which the property is situate, may, on motion of any party interested, appoint a trustee or trustees in the place of any nonresident trustee named in any security trust. Any trustee or trustees so appointed, if he or they accept, shall be vested with all the estates, rights and powers, and charged with all the duties and responsibilities, of the trustee or trustees named in the security trust.
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