§ 19-3B-1001 — Remedies for Breach of Trust

Alabama § 19-3B-1001

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 19: Fiduciaries and Trusts
• Ch. 3B: Alabama Uniform Trust Code

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(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 Section 19-3B-706;
(8) reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;
(9) subject to Section 19-3B-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.

Legislative History

(Act 2006-216, p. 314, §1.)