{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-517","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-517","heading":"Penalty clause for contest","body":"Section 2–517. [Penalty Clause for Contest.]\nA provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is enforceable.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section2-517","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:28Z","sha256":"d297cb1e82f161365da6568e36fc1edf2e8e6efa43e753be57abb1f8d150e9c4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-516","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}