What happens when a trustee breaks trust duties

(a) A violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary is a breach of trust. A breach of trust may occur by reason of an action or by reason of a failure to act. (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 554D-706; (8) Reduce or deny compensation to the trustee; (9) Subject to section 554D-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; (10) Order that the trustee, not the trust, shall bear the trustee's attorney's fees and those incurred by other parties to the trust; or (11) Order any other appropriate relief, including punitive damages. (c) The court, for cause shown, may 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.