{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-65","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 65","heading":"Admissibility of declaration of decedent","body":"Section 65. In any action or other civil judicial proceeding, a declaration of a deceased person shall not be inadmissible in evidence as hearsay or as private conversation between husband and wife, as the case may be, if the court finds that it was made in good faith and upon the personal knowledge of the declarant.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 233"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter233/Section65","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:55Z","sha256":"4506157cbbb662f6e746ff6151779af15a134bb51d78c5c271de0ac2eaf8882a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-64","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-65a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}