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Section 46A-10-1001 - Breach of trust.

NM Stat § 46A-10-1001 (2019) (N/A)
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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 46A-7-706 NMSA 1978;

(8) reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;

(9) subject to Section 46A-10-1012 NMSA 1978, 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.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 122, § 10-1001; 2007, ch. 128, § 25.

The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, added Subsection B.

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