{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-5a-202","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5A-202","heading":"Exclusive basis","body":"Section 5A–202. [Exclusive Basis.]\nPart 2 of this Article provides the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a court of the commonwealth to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for an adult.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section5A-202","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:30Z","sha256":"c61448f9425ea8e23ed234923ded607912894d1bc384d64577b3ffa6db5dba59","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-5a-201","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-5a-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}