Vt. Stat. tit. 14A § 1001

Current through L. 2024, c. 185.
Section 1001 - Remedies for breach of trust
(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 Probate Division of the Superior 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 706 of this title;
(8) reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;
(9) subject to section 1012 of this title, 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.

14A V.S.A. § 1001

Added 2009 , No. 20, § 1; amended 2009 , No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 236, eff. 2/1/2011.