Mass. General Laws c.190B § 2-710

Worthier title doctrine abolished

This is an unofficial version of a Massachusetts General Law.

Section 2-710

The doctrine of worthier title shall not exist in the commonwealth either as a rule of law or as a rule of construction. Language in a governing instrument describing the beneficiaries of a donative disposition as the transferor's “heirs”, “heirs at law”, “next of kin”, “distributes”, “relatives”, or “family”, or language of similar import, shall not create or presumptively create a reversionary interest in the transferor.

Comment

Purpose of section

This section confirms the abolition of the doctrine of worthier title as a rule of law and as a rule of construction. See G.L. c. 184, §§ 33A and 33B.

Cross reference

See Section 2-711 for a rule of construction concerning the meaning of a donative disposition to the heirs, etc., of a designated person.