{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-205-21","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 205, § 21","heading":"Creditors; amount due ascertained by decree of distribution","body":"Section 21. A creditor of an estate which has been represented insolvent may bring such action if the amount due him has been ascertained by the decree of distribution, and the executor or administrator neglects upon demand to pay it.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 205"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter205/Section21","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:36Z","sha256":"daa4d62ab75ac0cf045ec4ff6746ca7d9c00b225f4fb730e5654d1102e00e24a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-205-20","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-205-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}