{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-241-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 241, § 5","heading":"Division of shares","body":"Section 5. The court may set off to the petitioner his share, leaving the residue of the land for the persons entitled thereto, subject to a future partition; or it may set off to the persons entitled to the residue their respective shares therein. If two or more co-tenants consent to hold their shares undivided, such shares may be so set off.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 241"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter241/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:58Z","sha256":"09ff4953e19beec469cd2f04decc964f656ec4504f8381a498a6b9bfeac30a8b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-241-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-241-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}