46A-10-1001: Breach of trust.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 46A - Uniform Trust Code
- ARTICLE 10 Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing with Trustees
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 46A-7-706 NMSA 1978;
(8) reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;
(9) subject to Section 46A-10-1012 NMSA 1978, 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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