Massachusetts § 2 Consent of a deceased person; power of court to decree conveyance

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 2 — Consent of a deceased person; power of court to decree conveyance

Massachusetts § 2

Part IIREAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Title IIDESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION, WILLS, ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS AND ABSENTEES, GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP AND TRUSTS

Ch. 204GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO SALES, MORTGAGES, RELEASES, COMPROMISES, ETC., BY EXECUTORS, ETC.

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Bluebook

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 204, § 2 (2026).

Text

Section 2. If, under a will, the sale of real estate by a trustee, executor or administrator with the will annexed is dependent upon the consent of a person who has deceased, the probate court having jurisdiction of the settlement of the estate may, in its discretion, and if all parties interested assent, authorize the sale and conveyance of such real estate in like manner as if no such consent had been required.

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Section 2. If, under a will, the sale of real estate by a trustee, executor or administrator with the will annexed is dependent upon the consent of a person who has deceased, the probate court having jurisdiction of the settlement of the estate may, in its discretion, and if all parties interested assent, authorize the sale and conveyance of such real estate in like manner as if no such consent had been required.