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§ 7781. Remedies for breach of trust - UTC 1001

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and FiduciariesEffective: November 6, 2006

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 77. Trusts (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter I. Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing with Trustees
Effective: November 6, 2006
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 7781
§ 7781. Remedies for breach of trust - UTC 1001
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(a) What constitutes breach of trust.--A violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary is a breach of trust.
(b) Remedies.--To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may order any appropriate relief, including the following:
(1) Compelling the trustee to perform the trustee's duties.
(2) Enjoining the trustee from committing a breach of trust.
(3) Compelling the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property or other means.
(4) Ordering a trustee to file an account.
(5) Taking any action authorized by Chapter 43 (relating to temporary fiduciaries).
(6) (Reserved).
(7) Removing the trustee as provided in section 7766 (relating to removal of trustee - UTC 706).
(8) Reducing or denying compensation to the trustee.
(9) Subject to section 7790.2 (relating to protection of person dealing with trustee - UTC 1012):
(i) voiding an act of the trustee;
(ii) imposing a lien or a constructive trust on trust property; or
(iii) tracing trust property wrongfully disposed of and recovering the property or its proceeds.
(10) (Reserved).

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2006, July 7, P.L. 625, No. 98, § 9, effective in 120 days [Nov. 6, 2006].
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 7781, PA ST 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 7781
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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