California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 16400

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

A violation by the trustee of any duty that the trustee owes the beneficiary is a breach of trust.

Cite this section

Cal. Prob. Code § 16400 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-9-trust-law/part-4-trust-administration/chapter-4-liability-of-trustees-to-beneficiaries/article-1-liability-for-breach-of-trust/section-16400

Other sections in Article 1 - Liability for Breach of Trust

§ 16400§ 16401§ 16402§ 16403

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