Massachusetts General Laws ch. 113A sec. 19 – Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity
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Section 19. (a) A document of gift shall be valid if executed in accordance with:
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 113A sec. 19
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
(1) this chapter;
(2) the laws of the state or country where it was executed; or
(3) the laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.
(b) If a document of gift is valid under this section, then this chapter shall govern the interpretation of the document of gift.
(c) A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.