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Montana Code Annotated · § 72-38-1001 — Remedies for breach of trust

72-38-1001. Remedies for breach of trust

(1) A violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary is a breach of trust.

(2) To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may:

(a) compel the trustee to perform the trustee's duties;

(b) enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust;

(c) compel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property, or other means;

(d) order a trustee to account;

(e) appoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust;

(f) suspend the trustee;

(g) remove the trustee as provided in 72-38-706;

(h) reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;

(i) subject to 72-38-1012, 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

(j) order any other appropriate relief.

Source notes
History and annotations

En. Sec. 118, Ch. 264, L. 2013.

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