{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-5a-503","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5A-503","heading":"Transitional provision","body":"Section 5A–503. [Transitional Provision.]\n(a) This Article shall apply to guardianship and protective proceedings begun on or after January 1, 2015.\n(b) Parts 1, 3 and 4 and section 5A–501 and section 5A–502 shall apply to proceedings begun before January 1, 2015 regardless of whether a guardianship or protective order has been issued.\n{HG4}ARTICLE VI {HG4C}NONPROBATE TRANSFERS ON DEATH","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section5A-503","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:31Z","sha256":"4e1320b6ba48e8e1db2e8422c8bb904c51cfcaacbd86b6576f596e17c315c743","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-5a-502","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-6-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}