{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-708","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, § 708","heading":"Compensation of trustee","body":"Section 708. Compensation of trustee\n(a) If the terms of a trust do not specify the trustee's compensation, a trustee shall be entitled to compensation that is reasonable under the circumstances.\n(b) If the terms of a trust specify the trustee's compensation, the trustee shall be entitled to be compensated as specified, but the court may allow more or less compensation if:\n(1) the duties of the trustee are substantially different from those contemplated when the trust was created; or\n(2) the compensation specified by the terms of the trust would be unreasonably low or high.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 203E"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter203E/Section708","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:35Z","sha256":"76514d186a2eb5497127bd98a512d65c8cad65f8c9fcad2c8ec42f792c8ab95b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-707","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}