{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-201","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, § 201","heading":"Role of court in administration of trust","body":"Section 201. Role of court in administration of trust\n(a) The court may intervene in the administration of a trust to the extent its jurisdiction is invoked by an interested person or as provided by law.\n(b) A trust shall not be subject to continuing judicial supervision unless ordered by the court.\n(c) A judicial proceeding involving a trust may relate to any matter involving the trust's administration, including a request for instructions and an action to declare rights.\n(d) A proceeding brought under this chapter in the probate and family court department of the trial court to appoint or remove a trustee, to approve the resignation of a trustee, to review and settle accounts of a trustee or concerning any other matter relating to the administration of a trust may be initiated by filing a petition and giving notice to interested parties, as provided in section 109. A decree or judgment shall be valid only to those who are given notice of the proceeding.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 203E"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter203E/Section201","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:35Z","sha256":"99a6ea8a5c5e62e288e8b11df47a13e41351f96150695a753c5aa787530d0ce4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-113","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}