{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1310.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1310.01","heading":"Remedies for breach of trust.","body":"(a)\nA violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary is a breach of trust.\n\n(b)\nTo remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may:\n(1)\nCompel the trustee to perform the trustee’s duties;\n(2)\nEnjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust;\n(3)\nCompel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property, or other means;\n(4)\nOrder a trustee to account;\n(5)\nAppoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust;\n(6)\nSuspend the trustee;\n(7)\nRemove the trustee as provided in section 19-1307.06;\n(8)\nReduce or deny compensation to the trustee;\n(9)\nSubject 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\n(10)\nOrder any other appropriate relief.","path":["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."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1310.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"63478a58f7dec3be3cc4c426b09f5d43600356e01a3c0e7bc98f57e6b28618f9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1309.06","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1310.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}