{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-604","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-604","heading":"Failure of testamentary provision","body":"Section 2–604. [Failure of Testamentary Provision.]\n(a) Except as provided in section 2–603, a devise, other than a residuary devise, that fails for any reason becomes a part of the residue.\n(b) Except as provided in section 2–603, if the residue is devised to 2 or more persons, the share of a residuary devisee that fails for any reason passes to the other residuary devisee, or to other residuary devisees in proportion to the interest of each in the remaining part of the residue.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section2-604","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:28Z","sha256":"55ac4c86d56777e238b6e5e3eb501bdedeee5ce71064a58bea3c31b01e00c5ef","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-603","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}