{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-703","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-703","heading":"Choice of law as to meaning and effect of donative dispositions","body":"Section 2–703. [Choice of Law as to Meaning and Effect of Donative Dispositions.]\nThe meaning and legal effect of a donative disposition is determined by the local law of the state selected by the transferor in the governing instrument, unless the application of that law is contrary to the provisions relating to the elective share described in part 2, the provisions relating to exempt property and allowances described in part 4, or any other public policy of the commonwealth otherwise applicable to the disposition.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section2-703","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:28Z","sha256":"ee45482b9d30720e526c19eedca689904bc17acd27a463a7e265ab4227143531","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-702","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}