Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-11001 (2026)

Remedies for breach of trust

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14-11001. 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. Except as provided in section 14-7404, 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 14-10706.

8. Reduce or deny compensation to the trustee.

9. Subject to section 14-10706, 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.

10. Order any other appropriate relief.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2014–2016 · leading case: Hammerman v. N. Trust Co., 329 P.3d 1055 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014).

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Hammerman v. N. Trust Co., 329 P.3d 1055 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “3 If a trustee’s expenditures, including its compensation of counsel from trust funds, prove to have been unauthorized, the proper recourse is for the beneficiary to ask the probate court to remedy that breach under A.”

Kimball v. Perkins (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 14-11001(B)(3), (6)–(7), (9). Although the parties did not address these provisions in their appellate briefs, we are not limited to the arguments of counsel when construing a statutory scheme.”

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-11001(B)(3) — 1 case

Kimball v. Perkins (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “A.R.S. § 14-11001(B)(3), (6)–(7), (9). Although the parties did not address these provisions in their appellate briefs, we are not limited to the arguments of counsel when construing a statutory scheme.”

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