Massachusetts § 13 Respondents upon whom service cannot be made; notice; appointing agents

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 13 — Respondents upon whom service cannot be made; notice; appointing agents

Massachusetts § 13

Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES

Title IIIREMEDIES RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY

Ch. 240PROCEEDINGS FOR SETTLEMENT OF TITLE TO LAND

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 240, § 13 (2026).

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Section 13. The court shall prescribe the notice to be given to non-resident respondents, to respondents whose residences are unknown, to unknown or unnamed respondents, and to any other respondents upon whom for any reason service cannot be made. If the court finds that there are respondents to be affected by the decree, who have not had actual notice of the petition, it shall appoint a disinterested person to act for them.

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Section 13. The court shall prescribe the notice to be given to non-resident respondents, to respondents whose residences are unknown, to unknown or unnamed respondents, and to any other respondents upon whom for any reason service cannot be made. If the court finds that there are respondents to be affected by the decree, who have not had actual notice of the petition, it shall appoint a disinterested person to act for them.

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