(a) The grantor, a cotrustee or a beneficiary may upon petition request the court to remove a trustee, or a trustee may be removed by the court on its own initiative. In the case of a charitable trust, the Attorney General of West Virginia shall also have standing to petition the court to remove a trustee.
(b) The court may remove a trustee if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that:
(1) The trustee has committed a serious breach of trust;