D.C. Code § 19-1310.01: Remedies for breach of trust.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
- Chapter 13. Uniform Trust Code.
- 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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