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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 197 PAYMENT OF DEBTS, LEGACIES AND DISTRIBUTIVE SHARES
- Section 1 Executor or administrator, defined
- Section 2 Time of payment
- Section 2A Repealed, 1989, 329, Sec. 4
- Section 3 Payment; defense against further claims
- Section 4 New claims; insufficient assets; payment
- Section 5 Preferred claims; payment; actions by unsecured creditors
- Section 6 Debts due executors or administrators; settlement; arbitration
- Section 7 Debts due executors or administrators; settlement by court
- Section 8 Joint liability of deceased
- Section 9 Commencement of action; service of process; action against trustee; recovery of medical assistance payments
- Section 9A Actions for personal injuries or death; limitations; satisfaction of judgment restricted
- Section 10 Barred claims; procedure
- Section 11 New assets; effect on unsatisfied creditors; extension of time
- Section 12 Defective actions; extension of time
- Section 13 Unliquidated claims; presentment for payment
- Section 14 Unliquidated claims; conclusiveness of judgment
- Section 15 Unliquidated claims; actions
- Section 16 Unliquidated claims; pleadings
- Section 17 Repealed, 1989, 329, Sec. 8
- Section 18 Repealed, 1989, 329, Sec. 9
- Section 19 Legacies; actions to recover
- Section 20 Interest; rates; time payable
- Section 21 Payment of certain legacies; indemnity for repayment
- Section 22 Partial distribution
- Section 23 Class legacies
- Section 24 Distributive shares, enforcement of payment
- Section 25 Debts due estate; set-off against legacies
- Section 25A Lifetime gifts as satisfaction of legacy
- Section 26 Annuities, etc.; commencement of use or payment
- Section 27 Repealed, 2005, 129, Sec. 1
- Section 28 General provisions
- Section 29 Recovery against heirs; exemption through will
- Section 30 Death of heir, next of kin, devisee or legatee; effect
- Section 31 Suit in equity; liability of several heirs
- Section 32 Improper parties defendants; effect
- Section 33 Insolvency of person liable for debt; effect
- Section 34 Nonpayment by one heir; rights of others
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