{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-7782","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 7782","heading":"Damages for breach of trust - UTC 1002.","body":"(a) Liability for breach of trust.--A trustee who commits a breach of trust is liable to the beneficiaries affected.\n(b) Contribution.--\n(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if more than one trustee is liable to the beneficiaries for a breach of trust, a trustee is entitled to contribution from the other trustee or trustees.\n(2) A trustee is not entitled to contribution if the trustee:\n(i) was substantially more at fault than another trustee; or\n(ii) committed the breach of trust in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of the beneficiaries.\n(3) A trustee who received a benefit from the breach of trust is not entitled to contribution from another trustee to the extent of the benefit received.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 77 TRUSTS","SUBCHAPTER I LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES AND RIGHTS OF PERSONS DEALING WITH TRUSTEES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=77\u0026sctn=82\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"b1a14cbcb840eb72cc744ff7266dafc84beb0c2dccf10f6d613ad3ed18d69d1c","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-7781","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-7783"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}