involuntary trust
- A type of trust that is not set up intentionally but is instead imposed by a court, often due to the unjust actions of one party
- When the real estate agent was proven to have acted in bad faith, an involuntary trust was created by the court to protect the home buyer's interests.
- Upon discovering misuse of company funds, the judge decided to establish an involuntary trust for the wronged shareholders.
- When the neighbor unjustly profited from the land dispute, an involuntary trust was imposed for the rightful owner by the court.
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