{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-68a-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 68A, § 3","heading":"Applicability of Secs. 1 and 2","body":"Section 3. The provisions of sections one and two shall not apply to any trust to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such application would be contrary to the terms of the instrument governing such trust and that the same may not properly be changed to conform to such sections.","path":["Part I","Title XI","Chapter 68A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXI/Chapter68A/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:16Z","sha256":"3d62d092da86eae9b9d93a1ffed4a5e9df0ff87c5970ef28506e3860639353de","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-68a-2","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-68a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}