{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203, § 1","heading":"Trusts in realty; necessity of writing","body":"Section 1. No trust concerning land, except such as may arise or result by implication of law, shall be created or declared unless by a written instrument signed by the party creating or declaring the trust or by his attorney.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 203"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter203/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:33Z","sha256":"c4e7abd56fa3281e6c24fdd1f57a8ee40b58c087b835d19ae05b1b00ba1815fd","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-202-38","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}