{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-10-1001","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 44D-10-1001","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.\n(b) To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may:\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 in accordance with the limitations and directions as ordered by the court;\n(6) Suspend the trustee;\n(7) Remove the trustee as provided in section seven hundred six, article seven of this chapter;\n(8) Reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;\n(9) Subject to section one thousand twelve of this article, 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.","path":["CHAPTER 44D. UNIFORM TRUST CODE.","ARTICLE 10. LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES AND RIGHTS OF PERSONS DEALING WITH TRUSTEE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/44D-10-1001/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:42Z","sha256":"a83f6e1e57047654cf4ba792a469f3a87d002a303fd11bc7b8ed68973db59065","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-9-901","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-10-1002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}