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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 19-1310.01: Remedies for breach of trust.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
  2. Chapter 13. Uniform Trust Code.
  3. Subchapter X. Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing with Trustee.

(a)

A violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary is a breach of trust.

(b)

To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may:

(1)

Compel the trustee to perform the trustee’s duties;

(2)

Enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust;

(3)

Compel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property, or other means;

(4)

Order a trustee to account;

(5)

Appoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust;

(6)

Suspend the trustee;

(7)

Remove the trustee as provided in section 19-1307.06;

(8)

Reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;

(9)

Subject to section 19-1310.12, void an act of the trustee, impose a lien or a constructive trust on trust property, or trace trust property wrongfully disposed of and recover the property or its proceeds, or

(10)

Order any other appropriate relief.

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