{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-701","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-701","heading":"Scope","body":"Section 2–701. [Scope.]\nIn the absence of a finding of a contrary intention shown by the terms of the will, the rules of construction in this part control the construction of a governing instrument. The rules of construction in this part apply to a governing instrument of any type, except as the application of a particular section is limited by its terms to a specific type or types of donative disposition or governing instrument.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section2-701","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:28Z","sha256":"ed06bb612ca472df62f4ffb661e2126eb916440dcc05b9c6249a4ad4fa9ca6de","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-610","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}