§ 1 Actions maintainable; trustees
§ 2 Venue
§ 3 Change of venue
§ 4 Venue in district courts
§ 4A Change of venue in district courts
§ 4B Venue in actions to enforce support orders
§ 5 Trustee summons; service
§ 6 Foreign corporations; service
§ 7 Partnerships; service
§ 8 New trustees; successive services
§ 9 Proceedings if trustees discharged
§ 10 Answer; filing; contents
§ 11 Answer under oath; written declarations
§ 12 Interrogatories; answer
§ 13 Discharge of trustees
§ 14 Admissions by trustees; interrogatories
§ 15 Corporations; appearance and answer
§ 16 Truth of answer
§ 17 Questions of fact; trial
§ 18 Default of trustee
§ 19 False answers; penalty
§ 20 Effect of attachment
§ 20A Attachment of wages; proceedings outside commonwealth against resident debtors and employers prohibited
§ 22 Liability as trustee of assignee in insolvency
§ 23 Liability of receivers
§ 24 Money, etc., due but not payable; attachment
§ 25 Conveyances void as to creditors; persons having property as trustees
§ 26 Mutual demands between trustee and defendant; liability of trustee
§ 27 Liability of trustee before knowledge of service
§ 28 Wages and pensions; exemptions; exceptions
§ 28A Monies held by banks or similar institutions; exemption; limitations
§ 29 Offer of judgment; costs
§ 30 Attaching exempt wages; penalty
§ 31 Bonds; savings banks as trustees
§ 32 Claims not attachable by trustee process
§ 33 Claims by third persons
§ 34 Assignments as security for debts
§ 35 Actions pending by defendant against trustees; continuance
§ 36 Actions not continued; liability of judgment debtor as trustee
§ 37 Defendant in pending action adjudged trustee; proceedings
§ 38 Counterclaim by defendant in pending action; proceedings
§ 39 Form of judgment charging trustee
§ 40 Second attachment; recovery by defendant
§ 41 Liability of trustee after thirty days
§ 42 Demand on absent trustee; service
§ 43 Effect of judgment against trustee
§ 44 Discharge of trustee; actions by defendant
§ 45 Action to satisfy judgment upon default of trustee
§ 46 Default of trustee; judgment in absence of answer or examination in original action
§ 47 Default of trustee; judgment in case of answer or examination in original action
§ 48 Appearance of trustee; proceedings; judgments
§ 49 Limitations
§ 50 Death of trustee before judgment satisfied
§ 51 Death of trustee before judgment; proceedings; prior examination of deceased
§ 52 Default judgments; payments
§ 53 Death of trustee after judgment
§ 54 Death within thirty days after judgment
§ 55 Service of execution
§ 56 Failure of executor or administrator to pay amount charged; remedies
§ 57 Proceedings if trustee is charged for specific property
§ 58 Determination of value of property delivered
§ 59 Delivery of specific property according to contract
§ 60 Property held by trustee as security; tender by attaching creditor
§ 61 Property held for other than security purposes
§ 62 Property received by officer; disposal; proceeds
§ 63 Sale by trustee of property held for security
§ 64 Failure of trustee to deliver property
§ 65 Common carriers as trustees; liability for nondelivery
§ 66 Bonds; persons entitled to file
§ 67 Delivery of property by trustee; limitation of action on bond
§ 68 Allowable to trustee
§ 69 Payable out of effects
§ 70 Payable by plaintiff
§ 71 Persons absent from commonwealth
§ 72 Persons out of county
§ 73 Trustees neglecting to appear; liability for costs
§ 74 Recovery of costs
§ 75 Several trustees; liability for costs
§ 76 Actions against trustees
§ 77 Action against defaulting trustee; liability for costs
§ 78 Action against defaulting trustee; costs, nonliability, recovery precluded
§ 79 Action against defaulting trustee; costs, nonliability, recovery
§ 80 Action against defaulting trustee; execution against trustee for costs
§ 81 Action against several defaulting trustees; liability for costs
§ 82 Adverse claimants
§ 83 Costs where damages less than ten dollars
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 246 - Trustee Process

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.