Article V. Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property
Part 1. General Provisions and Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-101 Definitions and Inclusions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-102 Facility of Payment Or Delivery
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-103 Delegation of Powers By Parent Or Guardian
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-105 Venue
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-106 Appointment of Counsel; Guardian Ad Litem
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-107 Protection of Minors
Part 2. Guardians of Minors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-201 Appointment and Status of Guardian of Minor
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-202 Parental Or Guardian Appointment of Guardian For Minor
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-203 Objection By Minor Fourteen Or Older to Parental Appointment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-204 Court Appointment of Guardian of Minor; Conditions For Appointment; Temporary Guardian
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-206 Procedure For Court Appointment of Guardian of Minor
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-207 Court Appointment of Guardian of Minor; Qualifications; Priority of Minor's Nominee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-208 Bond; Consent to Service By Acceptance of Appointment; Notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-209 Powers, Duties, Rights and Immunities of Guardian of Minor; Limitations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-210 Termination of Appointment of Guardian; General
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-212 Resignation, Removal, and Other Post-Appointment Proceedings
Part 3. Guardians of Incapacitated Persons
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-301 Nomination of Guardian For Incapacitated Person By Will Or Other Writing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-303 Procedure For Court Appointment of a Guardian of an Incapacitated Person
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-304 Notice In Guardianship Or Conservatorship Proceeding
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-305 Who May Be Guardian; Priorities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-306 Findings; Order of Appointment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-306A Substituted Judgment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-307 Bond; Acceptance of Appointment; Consent to Jurisdiction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-308 Emergency Orders; Temporary Guardians
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-309 Powers, Duties, Rights and Immunities of Guardians; Limitations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-310 Termination of Guardianship For Incapacitated Person
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-311 Removal Or Resignation of Guardian; Termination of Incapacity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-313 Religious Freedom of Incapacitated Person
Part 4. Management of Property of Persons Under Disability and Minors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-401 Management of Estate
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-402 Protective Proceedings; Jurisdiction of Business Affairs of Protected Persons
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-404 Original Petition For Appointment Or Protective Order
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-405 Notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-407 Findings; Order of Appointment; Permissible Court Orders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-408 Protective Arrangements and Single Transactions Authorized
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-409 Who May Be Appointed Conservator; Priorities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-410 Bond
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-411 Terms and Requirements of Bonds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-412 Acceptance of Appointment; Consent to Jurisdiction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-412A Emergency Orders; Temporary Conservators
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-413 Compensation and Expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-415 Petitions For Orders Subsequent to Appointment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-416 General Duty of Conservator; Plan
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-417 Inventory and Records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-418 Accounts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-419 Conservators; Title By Appointment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-420 Recording of Conservator's Letters
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-421 Sale, Encumbrance, Or Transaction Involving Conflict of Interest Voidable; Exceptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-422 Persons Dealing With Conservators; Protection
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-423 Powers of Conservator In Administration
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-423A Delegation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-424 Distributive Duties and Powers of Conservator
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-425 Enlargement Or Limitation of Powers of Conservator
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-426 Preservation of Estate Plan; Right to Examine
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-427 Claims Against Protected Person
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-428 Personal Liability of Conservator
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-429 Removal Or Resignation of Conservator; Termination of Disability; Termination of Proceedings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-430 Payment of Debt and Delivery of Property to Foreign Conservator Without Local Proceedings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-431 Foreign Conservator; Proof of Authority; Bond; Powers
Part 5. Durable Power of Attorney
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-501 Definition
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-502 Durable Power of Attorney Not Affected By Lapse of Time, Disability Or Incapacity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-503 Relation of Attorney In Fact to Court-Appointed Fiduciary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-504 Power of Attorney Not Revoked Until Notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-505 Proof of Continuance of Durable and Other Powers of Attorney By Affidavit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-506 Enforcement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 5-507 Protection; Third Parties