2018 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Chapter 77 - Trusts
Section 7782 - Damages for breach of trust - UTC 1002

Universal Citation: 20 PA Cons Stat § 7782 (2018)
§ 7782. Damages for breach of trust - UTC 1002.

(a) Liability for breach of trust.--A trustee who commits a breach of trust is liable to the beneficiaries affected.

(b) Contribution.--

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if more than one trustee is liable to the beneficiaries for a breach of trust, a trustee is entitled to contribution from the other trustee or trustees.

(2) A trustee is not entitled to contribution if the trustee:

(i) was substantially more at fault than another trustee; or

(ii) committed the breach of trust in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of the beneficiaries.

(3) A trustee who received a benefit from the breach of trust is not entitled to contribution from another trustee to the extent of the benefit received.

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