2009 Massachusetts Code
PART II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
TITLE I TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY
CHAPTER 189 DOWER AND CURTESY
Section 13 Occupancy by surviving spouse without assignment
[Text of section effective until July 1, 2011. Repealed by 2008, 521, Sec. 6. See 2008, 521, Sec. 44.]
Section 13. If a surviving spouse is entitled to an interest in land of which the deceased spouse died seized, the surviving spouse may, without having such interest assigned, continue to occupy such land with the heirs or devisees of the deceased, or to receive share of the rents or profits thereof, so long as such heirs or devisees do not object thereto; and when the heirs or devisees or any of them desire to hold or occupy their share in severalty, the surviving spouse may claim such interest and shall have it assigned.
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