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2010 Massachusetts Code
PART II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
TITLE II DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION, WILLS, ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS AND ABSENTEES, GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP AND TRUSTS
CHAPTER 191 WILLS
- Section 1 Persons authorized to make wills; capacity; execution
- Section 1A Rules of construction
- Section 1B Intent of donor; presumption
- Section 2 Competency of witnesses; interest of witness
- Section 3 Subsequent incompetency of witnesses
- Section 4 Law governing
- Section 5 Foreign wills
- Section 6 Nuncupative wills
- Section 7 Exclusive provisions; necessity and effect of probate
- Section 8 Means of revocation
- Section 9 Effect of marriage, divorce or annulment
- Section 10 Deposit with register of probate; receipt; fee
- Section 11 Delivery of wills in custody
- Section 12 Public opening of unclaimed wills
- Section 13 Duty of possessor of will upon death of testator
- Section 14 Retaining or concealing wills; proceedings to obtain will
- Section 15 Filing of waiver; rights upon waiver
- Section 16 Income from personal property; trustees to hold property
- Section 17 Curtesy or dower; rights in lieu of taking under will
- Section 18 Estate conveyed by devise
- Section 19 Estate, right or interest in land acquired after making will
- Section 20 Omitted children
- Section 21 Repealed, 1925, 155, Sec. 2
- Section 22 Death of children or other relation before testator; effect upon devise or legacy; class gifts
- Section 23 Specific devises or bequests subject to security interests
- Section 24 Devise of land in which testator has right of entry
- Section 25 Share of omitted child
- Section 26 Testator’s debts; contribution among devisees or legatees
- Section 27 Contributions to pay debts; intent of testator
- Section 28 Contribution by omitted child
- Section 29 Insolvency of devisee or legatee; liability for contribution
- Section 30 Devise or legacy taken for dower or curtesy
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