S.C. Code Ann. § 62-7-1001: Remedies for breach of trust.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 62 - SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE
- ARTICLE 7 South Carolina Trust Code
- Part 10 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 62-7-706;
(8) reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;
(9) subject to Section 62-7-1012, 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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