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MA Gen L ch VI § 6-310 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article VI - Nonprobate Transfers on Death|Section 6-310 - Terms, Conditions, and Forms for Registration

Section 6–310. [Terms, Conditions, and Forms for Registration.]  (a) A registering entity offering to accept registrations in beneficiary form may establish the terms and conditions under which it will receive requests (i) for registrations in beneficiary form, and (ii) for implementation of registrations in beneficiary form, including requests for cancellation of previously registered transfer on death beneficiary designations and requests for reregistration to effect a change of beneficiary. The terms and conditions so established may provide for proving death, avoiding or resolving any problems concerning fractional shares, designating primary and contingent beneficiaries, and substituting a named beneficiary's descendants to take in the place of the named beneficiary in the event of the beneficiary's death. Substitution may be indicated by appending to the name of the primary beneficiary the letters LDPS, standing for ''lineal descendants per stirpes.'' This designation substitutes a deceased beneficiary's descendants who survive the owner for a beneficiary who fails to so survive, the descendants to be identified and to share in accordance with the law of the beneficiary's domicile at the owner's death governing inheritance by descendants of an intestate. Other forms of identifying beneficiaries who are to take on 1 or more contingencies, and rules for providing proofs and assurances needed to satisfy reasonable concerns by registering entities regarding conditions and identities relevant to accurate implementation of registrations in beneficiary form, may be contained in a registering entity's terms and conditions.  (b) The following are examples of registrations in beneficiary form which a registering entity may authorize:  (1) Sole owner-sole beneficiary: John S Brown TOD (or POD) John S Brown Jr.  (2) Multiple owners-sole beneficiary: John S Brown Mary B Brown JT TEN TOD John S Brown Jr.  (3) Multiple owners-primary and secondary (substituted) beneficiaries: (example 1) John S Brown Mary B Brown JT TEN TOD John S Brown Jr SUB BENE Peter Q Brown (example 2) John S Brown Mary B Brown JT TEN TOD John S Brown Jr LDPS.
MA Gen L ch VI § 6-311 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article VI - Nonprobate Transfers on Death|Section 6-311 - Rights of Creditors and Others

Section 6–311. [Rights of Creditors and Others.]  (a) If other assets of the estate are insufficient, a transfer resulting from registration under this part shall not be effective against the estate of a deceased party to the extent needed to pay claims against the estate and statutory allowances to the surviving spouse and children.  (b) A surviving party or beneficiary who receives payment of a security registered in accordance with this part shall be liable to account to the personal representative of the decedent for a proportionate share of the amount received to which the decedent, immediately before death, was beneficially entitled to the extent necessary to discharge the claims and allowances described in subsection (a) remaining unpaid after application of the decedent's estate. A proceeding to assert the liability may not be commenced unless a claim is presented pursuant to section 3–804, or the personal representative has received a written demand for statutory allowance by the surviving spouse, a child, or a person acting for a child of the decedent. The proceeding shall be commenced within 1 year after death of the decedent. Sums recovered by the personal representative shall be administered as part of the decedent's estate.  (c) A personal representative, surviving party or beneficiary against whom a proceeding is brought may join as a party to the proceeding a surviving party or beneficiary of this or of any other security of the decedent.
MA Gen L ch VI § 6-306 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article VI - Nonprobate Transfers on Death|Section 6-306 - Effect of Registration in Beneficiary Form

Section 6–306. [Effect of Registration in Beneficiary Form.]  The designation of a transfer on death beneficiary on a registration in beneficiary form shall have no effect on ownership until the owner's death. A registration of a security in beneficiary form may be canceled or changed at any time by the sole owner or all surviving owners without the consent of the beneficiary.
MA Gen L ch VI § 6-101 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article VI - Nonprobate Transfers on Death|Section 6-101 - Nonprobate Transfers on Death

Section 6–101. [Nonprobate Transfers on Death.]  (a) A provision for a nonprobate transfer on death in an insurance policy, contract of employment, bond, mortgage promissory note, certificated or uncertificated security, account, agreement, custodial agreement, deposit agreement, compensation plan, pension plan, individual retirement plan, employee benefit plan, trust, conveyance, deed of gift, marital property agreement, or any other written instrument effective as a contract, gift, conveyance or trust, is nontestamentary.  (b) This subsection includes a written provision that:  (1) money or other benefits or property due to, controlled by, or owned by a decedent before death shall be paid after the decedent's death to a person whom the decedent designates either in the instrument or in a separate writing, including a will, executed either before, after, or at the same time as the instrument if:  (i) the original document specifically provides for disposition in accordance with the later instrument; or  (ii) the later instrument has independent significance such as a contract, gift, conveyance, trust or will.  (2) money due or to become due under the instrument ceases to be payable in the event of death of the promisee or the promisor before payment or demand.  (c) This section shall not limit rights of creditors under other laws of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch VII § 7-502 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article VII - Trust Administration|Section 7-502 - Application of Income and Principal; Accounting by Trustee

Section 7–502. Section 7–502. [Application of Income and Principal; Accounting by Trustee.]  During the life of the transferor the trustee or trustees shall apply the income and principal, by payment to the transferor or by direct expenditure, as may be necessary for the comfortable and suitable maintenance and support of the transferor and the transferor's family in accordance with the principles applicable to a conservator. Upon the death of the transferor the remaining property shall be delivered and paid over to the estate of the transferor. With respect to the property in the trust, except as modified in the instrument of transfer, the trustee or trustees shall have the fiduciary powers provided in section 816 of chapter 203E, and such additional rights and powers as the transferor may provide by written instrument. The trustee or trustees shall account at least annually to the transferor or to the transferor's guardian or conservator, if any, and after the death of the transferor to the transferor's personal representative. In the event of the incompetency of the transferor the trustee or trustees may apply to the court in the same manner as a guardian or conservator for authority to deal with property held in trust in any manner in which the court might authorize a guardian or conservator to deal with property of the transferor.
MA Gen L ch VII § 7-501 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article VII - Trust Administration|Section 7-501 - Transfer of Property; Statutory Custodianship Trustee; Revocability

Section 7–501. [Transfer of Property; Statutory Custodianship Trustee; Revocability.]  An adult person may, during his lifetime, transfer any property owned by him, in any manner otherwise consistent with law, to 1 or more named persons designated, in substance, as a ''statutory custodianship trustee''. Such transfer shall be sufficient to create a trust upon the terms set forth in this part 5 as it is in effect at the date of the transfer without any further trust instrument or designation of terms and without appointment or qualification by any court, and shall be complete upon acceptance of the trust by the trustee or trustees manifested in any form. The trustee or trustees shall serve without giving bond or surety unless the transferor by written instrument, or the court upon the application of any person interested in the estate of the transferor and upon good cause shown, shall provide for a bond. All transfers in trust under this part 5 shall be revocable by the transferor at any time the transferor has legal capacity by a writing signed by the transferor and delivered to the person, or if more than 1 to any person serving as trustee.
MA Gen L ch VII § 7-503 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article VII - Trust Administration|Section 7-503 - Resignation or Removal of Trustee; Appointment to Fill Vacancy

Section 7–503. [Resignation or Removal of Trustee; Appointment to Fill Vacancy.]  A trustee may resign by an instrument in writing delivered to the transferor or to the transferor's guardian or conservator, if any. A trustee may be removed by the transferor by an instrument in writing delivered to such trustee. If there is more than one person serving as trustee, a vacancy need not be filled, and until a successor is appointed the remaining trustee or trustees may act alone. In the event of a vacancy a successor may be appointed by the transferor, if legally competent, or as the transferor shall have provided by a written instrument, and otherwise by the transferor's guardian or conservator, if any, and if none, by the transferor's heirs presumptive, and such appointment shall become effective upon acceptance.
MA Gen L ch 5a § 5a-102 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article 5a - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 5a-102 - Definitions

Section 5A–102. [Definitions.]  As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (1) ''Adult'', an individual who has attained 18 years of age.  (2) ''Conservator'', a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under Part 4 of Article V.  (3) ''Guardian'', a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under Part 3 of Article V.  (4) ''Guardianship order'', an order appointing a guardian.  (5) ''Guardianship proceeding'', a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued.  (6) ''Incapacitated person'', an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed.  (7) ''Party'', the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding.  (8) ''Person'', except in the term ''incapacitated person'' or ''protected person'', an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality or any other legal or commercial entity.  (9) ''Protected person'', an adult for whom a protective order has been issued.  (10) ''Protective order'', an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult's property.  (11) ''Protective proceeding'', a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued.  (12) ''Record'', information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.  (13) ''Respondent'', an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought.  (14) ''State'', a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe or a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
MA Gen L ch 5a § 5a-209 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article 5a - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 5a-209 - Proceedings in More Than One State

Section 5A–209. [Proceedings in More than One State.]  Except for a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency or issuance of a protective order limited to property located in the commonwealth under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 5A–204, if a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is filed in the commonwealth and in another state and neither petition has been dismissed or withdrawn, the following rules apply:  (1) If the court in the commonwealth has jurisdiction under section 5A–203, it may proceed with the case unless a court in another state acquires jurisdiction under provisions similar to section 5A–203 before the appointment or issuance of the order.  (2) If the court in the commonwealth does not have jurisdiction under section 5A–203, whether at the time the petition is filed or at any time before the appointment or issuance of the order, the court shall stay the proceeding and communicate with the court in the other state. If the court in the other state has jurisdiction, the court in the commonwealth shall dismiss the petition unless the court in the other state determines that the court in the commonwealth is a more appropriate forum.
MA Gen L ch 5a § 5a-101 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article 5a - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 5a-101 - Short Title

Section 5A–101. [Short Title.]  Article 5A shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.
MA Gen L ch 5a § 5a-103 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article 5a - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 5a-103 - International Application of the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

Section 5A–103. [International Application of the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.]  A court of the commonwealth may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying Parts 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act.
MA Gen L ch 5a § 5a-301 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article 5a - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 5a-301 - Transfer of Guardianship or Conservatorship to Another State

Section 5A–301. [Transfer of Guardianship or Conservatorship to Another State.]  (a) A guardian or conservator appointed in the commonwealth may petition the court to transfer the guardianship or conservatorship to another state.  (b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) shall be given to the persons entitled to notice of a petition in the commonwealth for the appointment of a guardian or conservator.  (c) On the court's own motion or at the request of the guardian or conservator, the incapacitated or protected person or other person required to be notified of the petition, the court shall hold a hearing on a petition filed pursuant to subsection (a).  (d) The court shall issue an order provisionally granting a petition to transfer a guardianship and shall direct the guardian to petition for guardianship in the other state if the court is satisfied that the guardianship will be accepted by the court in the other state and the court finds that:  (1) the incapacitated person is physically present in or is reasonably expected to move permanently to the other state;  (2) an objection to the transfer has not been made or, if an objection has been made, the objector has not established that the transfer would be contrary to the interests of the incapacitated person; and  (3) plans for care and services for the incapacitated person in the other state are reasonable and sufficient.  (e) The court shall issue a provisional order granting a petition to transfer a conservatorship and shall direct the conservator to petition for conservatorship in the other state if the court is satisfied that the court of the other state will accept the conservatorship and the court finds that:  (1) the protected person is physically present in or is reasonably expected to move permanently to the other state, or the protected person has a significant connection to the other state considering the factors in subsection (b) of section 5A–201;  (2) an objection to the transfer has not been made or, if an objection has been made, the objector has not established that the transfer would be contrary to the interests of the protected person; and  (3) adequate arrangements will be made for management of the protected person's property.  (f) The court shall issue a final order confirming the transfer and terminating the guardianship or conservatorship upon its receipt of:  (1) a provisional order accepting the proceeding from the court to which the proceeding is to be transferred which is issued under provisions similar to section 5A–302; and  (2) the documents required to terminate a guardianship or conservatorship in the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 5a § 5a-105 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article 5a - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 5a-105 - Cooperation Between Courts

Section 5A–105. [Cooperation Between Courts.]  (a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding in the commonwealth, a court of the commonwealth may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following:  (1) hold an evidentiary hearing;  (2) order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant to procedures of that state;  (3) order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent;  (4) order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding;  (5) forward to the court of the commonwealth a certified copy of the transcript or other record of a hearing under paragraph (1) or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under paragraph (2) and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under paragraph (3) or (4);  (6) issue any order necessary to assure the appearance in the proceeding of a person whose presence is necessary for the court to make a determination, including the respondent or the incapacitated or protected person;  (7) issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal or other relevant information in that state, including protected health information as defined in 45 C.F.R. 160.103, as amended.  (b) If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection (a), a court of the commonwealth has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request.
MA Gen L ch 5a § 5a-104 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code|Article 5a - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 5a-104 - Communication Between Courts

Section 5A–104. [Communication Between Courts.]  (a) A court of the commonwealth may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the court shall make a record of the communication. The record may be limited to the fact that the communication occurred.  (b) Courts may communicate concerning schedules, calendars, court records and other administrative matters without making a record.