Massachusetts General Laws ch. 210 sec. 9 – Succession to property; right of child adopted in foreign state
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Section 9. A person adopted in another state or country, in accordance with the laws thereof, shall upon proof of such fact be entitled in this commonwealth to the same rights of succession to property by grant, trust settlement, entail, devise, bequest, or by intestacy as he would have had if he had been adopted in the commonwealth.
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 210 sec. 9
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.