{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-404","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, § 404","heading":"Trust purposes","body":"Section 404. Trust purposes\nA trust may be created only to the extent its purposes are lawful and not contrary to public policy.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 203E"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter203E/Section404","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:35Z","sha256":"e43d26dac5c4ccc765f0531a36e1317819ffcd89265e28a47aeac786534ac44c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-403","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}