{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 5","heading":"Married woman; acting as fiduciary","body":"Section 5. A married woman may be an executrix, administratrix, guardian, conservator, trustee or receiver, and may bind herself and the estate which she represents without any act or assent of her husband.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 209"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter209/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:38Z","sha256":"6693898131c70cfa74e55bde95f126a8769fda32c0b19d9c8da3829d1493baad","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}