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 Any profit through or arising out of the administration of the trust.  Exception for trustee’s compensation.

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2  Any profit through or arising out of the administration of the trust.  Exception for trustee’s compensation

3  1. Lost value to trust  Causation required  No requirement that trustee personally benefited

4  2. Profit made by trustee  Causation required  No requirement that trust have suffered a loss

5  3. Lost profits  Causation required  Difficult to show

6  4. Punitive damages  “[A]n intentional breach of a fiduciary duty is a tort justifying the award of exemplary damages.”

7  Grounds are discretionary  Trustee has materially violated the trust (or attempted to do so) AND  Trust suffered a material financial loss.

8  Trustee becomes incompetent  Trustee becomes insolvent  For other cause, in the discretion of the court

9  Ditta v. Conte – p. 186  “[N]o statutory limitations period restricts a court’s discretion to remove a trustee. A limitations period, while applicable to suits seeking damages for breach of fiduciary duty, has no place in suits that seek removal rather than recovery.”

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11  Used if trustee threatens to commit a breach of trust.  If trustee does not obey, punishable as contempt.

12  Used when court fears trustee will not obey injunction.  “Receivership is an extraordinary harsh remedy and one that courts are particularly loathe to utilize.”

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14  Court may determine any question arising during the administration of a trust.  Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 37.005

15  Standard = equitable and just.  Award may be against any party.  Thus, all parties should request fees.

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17 Misapplication by Fiduciary  State of mind  Intentional  Knowing  Reckless

18 Misapplication by Fiduciary  Evil Act  Misapply trust property ▪ In violation of trust instrument ▪ In violation of Trust Code  Substantial risk of loss to beneficiary

19 Misapplication by Fiduciary  Penalty  If amount involved greater than $200,000, up to life sentence.  No requirement that trustee have personally benefited. ▪ If trustee personally benefited, then it may be theft under Chapter 31.

20  1. Knowledge  New trustee knows (subjective)  New trustee should know (objective)

21  2. Improper Conduct  Allows bad conduct to continue  Fails to make reasonable effort to compel old trustee to deliver trust property  Fails to make reasonable effort to compel redress of breach (e.g., sue prior trustee)


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