{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-204-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 204, § 4","heading":"Vested or contingent interests; power of fiduciaries to release","body":"Section 4. An executor, administrator, guardian, conservator or trustee may, after the notice required upon a petition by him for a license to sell real estate, be authorized by the probate court to release and discharge, upon such terms and conditions as may appear to be proper, a vested, contingent or possible right or interest, if such release or discharge appears to be for the benefit of the person or estate which he represents.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 204"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter204/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:35Z","sha256":"936eb5023ec5818b72eaa547a0b9191604fb61fcdb3701f42013efee5576e3a2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-204-3-3a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-204-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}