{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-502","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, § 502","heading":"Spendthrift provision","body":"Section 502. Spendthrift provision\n(a) A spendthrift provision shall be valid only if it restrains both voluntary and involuntary transfer of a beneficiary's interest.\n(b) A term of a trust providing that the interest of a beneficiary is held subject to a ''spendthrift trust'', or words of similar import, shall be sufficient to restrain both voluntary and involuntary transfer of the beneficiary's interest.\n(c) A beneficiary may not transfer an interest in a trust in violation of a valid spendthrift provision and, except as otherwise provided in this article, a creditor or assignee of the beneficiary may not reach the interest or a distribution by the trustee before its receipt by the beneficiary.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 203E"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter203E/Section502","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:35Z","sha256":"9613707da0c36ceeb5a2506a6921fee706dbe87114d347dc44122b906d9ba2c0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-501","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}