{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-401","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-401","heading":"Applicable law","body":"Section 2–401. [Applicable Law.]\nThis part applies to the estate of a decedent who dies domiciled in the commonwealth. Rights to exempt property, and discretionary family allowance for a decedent who dies not domiciled in the commonwealth are governed by the law of the decedent's domicile at death.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section2-401","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:27Z","sha256":"ed35f64e58cf198b5842d1d7fad92b44619b1866b48bd37fb2bddd1870e7a6ab","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-302","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}