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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A violation by a fiduciary of a duty the fiduciary 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:
(i) Compel the fiduciary to perform the fiduciary's duties;
(ii) Enjoin the fiduciary from committing a breach of trust;
(iii) Compel the fiduciary to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property or other means;
(iv) Order a fiduciary to account;
(v) Appoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust;
(vi) Suspend the fiduciary;
(vii) Remove the fiduciary as provided in W.S. 4-10-706;
(viii) Reduce or deny compensation to the fiduciary;
(ix) Subject to the rights of persons dealing with a fiduciary as provided in W.S. 4-10-1013, void an act of the fiduciary, 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
(x) Order any other appropriate relief.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wyoming Statutes Title 4. Trusts § 4-10-1001. Remedies for breach of trust - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-4-trusts/wy-st-sect-4-10-1001/
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