{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-815","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, § 815","heading":"General powers of trustee","body":"Section 815. General powers of trustee\n(a) A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:\n(1) powers conferred by the terms of the trust; or\n(2) except as limited by the terms of the trust:\n(i) all powers over the trust property which an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property;\n(ii) any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management and distribution of the trust property; and\n(iii) any other powers conferred by this chapter.\n(b) The exercise of a power shall be subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by this article.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 203E"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter203E/Section815","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:35Z","sha256":"28cd0f1f4fcd1a658a33f9572b489967432ecc19110477a2d54adeb49e39f40f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-814","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-203e-816"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}