\n(a) A violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes under a trust is a breach of trust.\n(b) To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may:\n(1) Compel the trustee to perform the trustee's duties;\n(2) Enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust;\n(3) Compel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property, or other means;\n(4) Order a trustee to account;\n(5) Appoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust;\n(6) Suspend the trustee;\n(7) Remove the trustee as provided in G.S. 36C-7-706;\n(8) Reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;\n(9) Subject to G.S. 36C-10-1012, 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\n(10) Order any other appropriate relief.\n(c) The court may, for cause shown, relieve a trustee from liability for any breach of trust, or wholly or partly excuse a trustee who has acted honestly and reasonably from liability for a breach of trust. (2005-192, s. 2.)
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