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N.D. Cent. Code § 59-18-01: (1001) Remedies for breach of trust

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  1. Title 59 Trusts
  2. Chapter 59-18 Trustee Liability And Dealings

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

2.To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may compel the trustee to perform the trustee's duties; enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust; compel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property, or other means; order a trustee to account; appoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust; suspend the trustee; remove the trustee as provided in section 59-15-06; reduce or deny compensation to the trustee; subject to section 59-18-12, 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 order any other appropriate relief.

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