{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-71","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:31-71","heading":"Remedies for breach of trust.","body":"Remedies for Breach of Trust.\na.\tA violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary is a breach of trust.\nb.\tTo remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may:\n(1)\tcompel the trustee to perform the trustee's duties;\n(2)\tenjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust;\n(3)\tcompel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property, or other means;\n(4)\torder a trustee to account;\n(5)\tappoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust;\n(6)\tsuspend the trustee;\n(7)\tremove the trustee as provided in N.J.S.3B:31-51;\n(8)\treduce or deny compensation to the trustee;\n(9)\tsubject to N.J.S.3B:14-37, 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) order any other appropriate relief.\nL.2015, c.276, s.1.","path":["TITLE 3B ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"7a9dc750844f2222b73e3cb0dfcb45acbefd5797f9d5601d59b634de2a0ce4e4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-70","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}