{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-417","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, § 417","heading":"Combination and division of trusts","body":"Section 417. Combination and division of trusts\nAfter notice to the qualified beneficiaries, a trustee may combine 2 or more trusts into a single trust or divide a trust into 2 or more separate trusts, if the result does not impair the rights of any beneficiary or adversely affect achievement of the purposes of the trusts.\n{HG4}ARTICLE 5 {HG4C}CREDITOR'S CLAIMS; SPENDTHRIFT AND DISCRETIONARY TRUSTS","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 203E"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter203E/Section417","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:35Z","sha256":"d2af93999e498949d815c30b7abe779216f1fae45578a2948d03bb31e919cf47","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-416","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}