Massachusetts
Laws within the Massachusetts Judicial System pertaining to the elderly.
… including Elder Abuse and Probate
- Title II: Descent and Distribution, Wills, Estates of Deceased Persons and Absentees, Guardianship, Conservatorship and Trusts
- § Table of Contents
- Chapter 201: Guardians and Conservators
- § Section 1: Probate Court; Power over Appointments of Guardians and Conservators
- § Section 6 through Section 13A: Guardians of Insane Persons and Spendthrifts
- § Section 14 through Section 15: Temporary Guardians
- § Sections 16 through Section 22: Conservators
- § Section 27 through Section 31: Guardians of Non-residents
- § Section 37 through Section 48A: General Powers and Duties of Guardians and Conservators
- Chapter 202: Sales, Mortgages and Leases of Real Estate by Executors, Administrators, Guardians, and Conservators
- § Section 5: Realty of ward; sale
- § Section 15 through Section 17: Procedure for sale of deceased or ward’s property
- § Section 21: Purpose and Nature of Sale by Guardian or Conservator
- § Section 22 through Section 24: Dispositions of proceeds, maintenance and investment
- § Section 27: Sales by Guardian of Non-resident Ward
- § Section 28 through Section 30: Mortgages
- § Section 31: Leases
- § Section 33 through Section 35: Powers of Foreign Guardian, Conservator
- Chapter 205: Bonds of Executors, Administrators, Guardians, Conservators, Trustees, and Receivers
- § Section 1 through Section 3: Forms and Conditions of Probate Bonds
- § Section 4 through Section 8: Exemptions from Giving Sureties on Bonds
- § Sections 9 through Section 19A: General Provisions
- § Section 20 through Section 35: Actions Upon bonds
- · Section 29: Guardians, Fiduciary, Trustees
- Chapter 206: Accounts and Settlements of Executors, Administrators, Guardians, Conservators, Trustees and Receivers