{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-3-408","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 3-408","heading":"Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction","body":"Section 3–408. [Formal Testacy Proceedings; Will Construction; Effect of Final Order in Another Jurisdiction.]\nA final order of a court of another state determining testacy, the validity or construction of a will, made in a proceeding involving notice to and an opportunity for contest by all interested persons shall be accepted as determinative by the courts of the commonwealth if it includes, or is based upon, a finding that the decedent was domiciled at death in the state where the order was made.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section3-408","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:28Z","sha256":"e5a98846477c7e21063c5e7649b7c7e48d9ec72229f672845908538dbdbb9018","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-3-407","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-3-409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}