{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-35-15-1001","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-1001","heading":"Remedies for breach of trust","body":"(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 § 35-15-706 ; (8) Reduce or deny compensation to the trustee; (9) Subject to § 35-15-1012 , 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 whether provided elsewhere in this chapter, available at common law or under equity principles. Acts 2004, ch. 537, § 77.\n(a) A violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary is a breach of trust.\n(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 § 35-15-706 ; (8) Reduce or deny compensation to the trustee; (9) Subject to § 35-15-1012 , 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 whether provided elsewhere in this chapter, available at common law or under equity principles.\n(1) Compel the trustee to perform the trustee's duties;\n(2) Enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust;\n(3) Compel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property, or other means;\n(4) Order a trustee to account;\n(5) Appoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust;\n(6) Suspend the trustee;\n(7) Remove the trustee as provided in § 35-15-706 ;\n(8) Reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;\n(9) Subject to § 35-15-1012 , 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\n(10) Order any other appropriate relief whether provided elsewhere in this chapter, available at common law or under equity principles.","path":["TN Code","Title 35","Chapter 15"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"e29ba4d9d27adb2132b3b8412dfb906df0b621a168c2237233be1d823a1442c5","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-35-14-114","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-35-15-1002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}