Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 4-10-1001 (2026)

Remedies for breach of trust.

✓ current as of May 2026
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(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.
Notes of Decisions
Redland v. Redland (In re Robert & Irene Redland Fam. Trust, Dated August 10, 1989), 435 P.3d 349 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 2× “§ 4-10-1001 (a), (b)(vii), and in the following circumstances: (i) The trustee has committed a serious breach of trust; (ii) Lack of cooperation among cotrustees substantially impairs the administration of the trust; (iii) Because of unfitness, unwillingness or persistent…”
In the Matter of the Phyllis V. Mcdill Revocable Trust: Thomas P. Mcdill, Jr. v. Michael G. Mcdill, 2020 WY 99 (Wyo. 2020). · cites it 2× “He later filed an Amended Response, also pro se, asking that Michael be removed as Trustee for (1) failing to provide an accounting under § 4-10- 813; (2) thwarting Thomas’s efforts to obtain such an accounting under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 4-10-1001 (v-viii) (LexisNexis 2019); (3)…”
David Spurlock v. Wyoming Trust Co., 2024 WY 19 (Wyo. 2024). · cites it 2× “eal estate transaction; to enjoin the Trustee from committing further breaches of trust; to compel the Trustees to redress their breaches of trust by paying money or restoring property; to order the Trustee to provide an accounting; suspend the Trustee from taking further action…”
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