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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-12-300. Accountable to beneficiary; breach of trust.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-12-300. Accountable to beneficiary; breach of trust.

The trustee shall be accountable to the beneficiary for the trust property. A violation by the trustee of any duty that the trustee owes the beneficiary shall be a breach of trust.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-12-300, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.

## Cross References

Registration of securities generally, § 10-5-20 et seq.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘The Georgia Trust Act,’’ 28 Ga. St. B.J. 95 (1991).