{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-3-302","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 3-302","heading":"Informal probate; duty of magistrate; effect of informal probate","body":"Section 3–302. [Informal Probate; Duty of Magistrate; Effect of Informal Probate.]\nUpon receipt of a petition requesting informal probate of a will, the court or a magistrate, upon making the findings required by section 3–303 shall issue a written statement of informal probate if at least 7 days have elapsed since the decedent's death. Informal probate is conclusive as to all persons until superseded by an order in a formal testacy proceeding. No defect in the petition or procedure relating thereto which leads to informal probate of a will renders the probate void.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section3-302","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:28Z","sha256":"af3b2e9e79da57d73b87a1d239684df0d71e76e40e14ca22bdc9238cd21587b9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-3-301","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-3-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}