Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5 (2026)

Fraudulent transfer or obligation where creditor's claim arose before or after transfer or obligation

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Section 5. (a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor, whether the creditor's claim arose before or after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred, if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation:

(1) with actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor of the debtor; or

(2) without receiving a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the transfer or obligation, and the debtor:

(i) was engaged or was about to engage in a business or a transaction for which the remaining assets of the debtor were unreasonably small in relation to the business or transaction; or

(ii) intended to incur, or believed or reasonably should have believed that he would incur, debts beyond his ability to pay as they became due.

(b) In determining actual intent under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), consideration may be given, among other factors, to whether:

(1) the transfer or obligation was to an insider;

(2) the debtor retained possession or control of the property transferred after the transfer;

(3) the transfer or obligation was disclosed or concealed;

(4) before the transfer was made or obligation was incurred, the debtor had been sued or threatened with suit;

(5) the transfer was of substantially all the debtor's assets;

(6) the debtor absconded;

(7) the debtor removed or concealed assets;

(8) the value of the consideration received by the debtor was reasonably equivalent to the value of the asset transferred or the amount of the obligation incurred;

(9) the debtor was insolvent or became insolvent shortly after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred;

(10) the transfer occurred shortly before or shortly after a substantial debt was incurred; and

(11) the debtor transferred the essential assets of the business to a lienor who transferred the assets to an insider of the debtor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 92 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: Foisie v. Worcester Polytechnic Inst., 967 F.3d 27 (1st Cir. 2020).
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Foisie v. Worcester Polytechnic Inst., 967 F.3d 27 (1st Cir. 2020). · cites it 4× “§§ 52 -552h to -552i; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, §§ 8-9. 4 To be sure, the Massachusetts version of the UFTA — unlike its Connecticut counterpart, see Conn.”
Lassman v. Sergio (In re Sergio), 552 B.R. 9 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2016). · cites it 12× “” Applicable law in the case of Count I is Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(2)(h), which provides in relevant part: (a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor, whether the creditor’s claim arose before or after the transfer was made or…”
Weiler v. PortfolioScope, Inc., 469 Mass. 75 (Mass. 2014). · cites it 5× “Under the UFTA, a transfer made by a debtor before or after the creditor’s claim arose is fraudulent if made with actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud, see G. L. c. 109A, § 5 (a) (1), or if made without receiving the reasonably equivalent value of the property in exchange…”
Frank Sawyer Trust of May 1992 v. Comm'r of Internal Reven, 712 F.3d 597 (1st Cir. 2013). · cites it 6× “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, §§ 5(a), 6. A “creditor” for purposes of the Uniform Act is one who “has a claim” against a debtor, and a “claim” is any “right to payment, whether or not the right is reduced to judgment.”
Braunstein v. Walsh (In Re Rowanoak Corp.), 344 F.3d 126 (1st Cir. 2003). · cites it 7× “The Trustee alleged certain payments by the Debtor, Rowan-oak Corporation, to Appellee Ann Walsh were fraudulent transfers under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, §§ 5 and 6(a). Walsh contends the transfers were payments on loans Walsh had made to the Debtor.”
Butler v. Wojtkun (In re Wojtkun), 534 B.R. 435 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2015). · cites it 10× “§ 548 (a)(l)(B)(ii)(IV); (8) avoidance of transfers of income from the Debtor to Susan pursuant to Mass. Gen Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(1); (9) avoidance of transfers of income from the Debtor to Susan pursuant to Mass.”
Cavadi v. DeYeso, 941 N.E.2d 23 (Mass. 2011). · cites it 3× “Creditor’s bills seeking property held in a resulting trust may, therefore, be brought in circumstances entirely distinct from those that might support a UFTA claim.”
Mullane v. Chambers, 333 F.3d 322 (1st Cir. 2003). · cites it 2× “If the district court finds that Chambers and Farese had actual notice of the transfer, there remains the issue of whether the transfer was fraudulent as defined by section 5 of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 109A, § 5, which would allow Chambers and…”
Ferrari v. Barclays Bus. Credit, Inc. (In Re Morse Tool, Inc.), 148 B.R. 97 (Bankr. D. Mass. 1992). · cites it 5× “The Court ruled that the Trustee’s fraudulent conveyance claims are governed by Massachusetts law and that qualified unsecured creditors exist with respect to the Trustee’s fraudulent conveyance claims under G.L. c. 109A, §§ 5 and 7, and, therefore, that the Trustee has…”
Cruickshank v. Dixon (In re Blast Fitness Grp., LLC), 603 B.R. 219 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2019). · cites it 5× “160/5(a) and 160/6(a) which provisions are identical to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a) and 6(a).”
Cruickshank v. Dixon (In re Blast Fitness Grp., LLC), 602 B.R. 208 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2019). · cites it 4× “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(1). MUFTA § 5(b) contains a non-exhaustive list of factors, or "badges of fraud," courts may consider when determining actual intent of *224 a debtor to hinder, delay, or defraud a creditor.”
AngioDynamics, Inc. v. Biolitec AG, 711 F.3d 248 (1st Cir. 2013). · cites it 3× “Attempting to secure payment on that judgment, ADI sued defendants in this ease in Massachusetts on claims including corporate veil-piercing and violation of the Massachusetts Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act (“MUFTA”), Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5. ADI alleged that BAG looted…”
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— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a) — 19 cases
Foisie v. Worcester Polytechnic Inst., 967 F.3d 27 (1st Cir. 2020). “§§ 52 -552h to -552i; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, §§ 8-9. 4 To be sure, the Massachusetts version of the UFTA — unlike its Connecticut counterpart, see Conn.”
Frank Sawyer Trust of May 1992 v. Comm'r of Internal Reven, 712 F.3d 597 (1st Cir. 2013). “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, §§ 5(a), 6. A “creditor” for purposes of the Uniform Act is one who “has a claim” against a debtor, and a “claim” is any “right to payment, whether or not the right is reduced to judgment.”
Field v. United States Ex Rel. Internal Revenue Serv. (In Re Abatement Env't Resources, Inc.), 102 F. App'x 272 (4th Cir. 2004).
Cruickshank v. Dixon (In re Blast Fitness Grp., LLC), 603 B.R. 219 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2019). “160/5(a) and 160/6(a) which provisions are identical to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a) and 6(a).”
Greene v. Mullarkey (In Re Mullarkey), 410 B.R. 338 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2009).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(1) — 20 cases
Butler v. Wojtkun (In re Wojtkun), 534 B.R. 435 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2015). “§ 548 (a)(l)(B)(ii)(IV); (8) avoidance of transfers of income from the Debtor to Susan pursuant to Mass. Gen Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(1); (9) avoidance of transfers of income from the Debtor to Susan pursuant to Mass.”
Foisie v. Worcester Polytechnic Inst., 967 F.3d 27 (1st Cir. 2020). “§§ 52 -552h to -552i; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, §§ 8-9. 4 To be sure, the Massachusetts version of the UFTA — unlike its Connecticut counterpart, see Conn.”
Blacksmith Investments, Inc. v. Woodford (In Re Woodford), 418 B.R. 644 (1st Cir. BAP 2009).
Frank Sawyer Trust of May 1992 v. Comm'r of Internal Reven, 712 F.3d 597 (1st Cir. 2013). “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, §§ 5(a), 6. A “creditor” for purposes of the Uniform Act is one who “has a claim” against a debtor, and a “claim” is any “right to payment, whether or not the right is reduced to judgment.”
DeGiacomo v. Sacred Heart Univ., Inc. (In re Palladino), 556 B.R. 10 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2016).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(2) — 18 cases
Frank Sawyer Trust of May 1992 v. Comm'r of Internal Reven, 712 F.3d 597 (1st Cir. 2013). “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, §§ 5(a), 6. A “creditor” for purposes of the Uniform Act is one who “has a claim” against a debtor, and a “claim” is any “right to payment, whether or not the right is reduced to judgment.”
Cruickshank v. Dixon (In re Blast Fitness Grp., LLC), 602 B.R. 208 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2019). “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(1). MUFTA § 5(b) contains a non-exhaustive list of factors, or "badges of fraud," courts may consider when determining actual intent of *224 a debtor to hinder, delay, or defraud a creditor.”
DeGiacomo v. Tobins (In re Upper Crust, LLC), 554 B.R. 23 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2016).
Cruickshank v. Dixon (In re Blast Fitness Grp., LLC), 603 B.R. 219 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2019). “160/5(a) and 160/6(a) which provisions are identical to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a) and 6(a).”
DeGiacomo v. Sacred Heart Univ., Inc. (In re Palladino), 556 B.R. 10 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2016).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(2)(h) — 1 case
Lassman v. Sergio (In re Sergio), 552 B.R. 9 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2016). “” Applicable law in the case of Count I is Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(2)(h), which provides in relevant part: (a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor, whether the creditor’s claim arose before or after the transfer was made or…”
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(2)(ii) — 1 case
Lassman v. Sergio (In re Sergio), 552 B.R. 9 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2016). “” Applicable law in the case of Count I is Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(2)(h), which provides in relevant part: (a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor, whether the creditor’s claim arose before or after the transfer was made or…”
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(l) — 3 cases
State v. Grand Tobacco, 29 Mass. L. Rptr. 464 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2012).
Utica Mut. Ins. v. Cohen, 32 Mass. L. Rptr. 393 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2014).
Hughes v. Farrey, 24 Mass. L. Rptr. 83 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2008).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(b) — 15 cases
Foisie v. Worcester Polytechnic Inst., 967 F.3d 27 (1st Cir. 2020). “§§ 52 -552h to -552i; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, §§ 8-9. 4 To be sure, the Massachusetts version of the UFTA — unlike its Connecticut counterpart, see Conn.”
Butler v. Wojtkun (In re Wojtkun), 534 B.R. 435 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2015). “§ 548 (a)(l)(B)(ii)(IV); (8) avoidance of transfers of income from the Debtor to Susan pursuant to Mass. Gen Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(1); (9) avoidance of transfers of income from the Debtor to Susan pursuant to Mass.”
Cruickshank v. Dixon (In re Blast Fitness Grp., LLC), 602 B.R. 208 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2019). “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(1). MUFTA § 5(b) contains a non-exhaustive list of factors, or "badges of fraud," courts may consider when determining actual intent of *224 a debtor to hinder, delay, or defraud a creditor.”
Cruickshank v. Dixon (In re Blast Fitness Grp., LLC), 603 B.R. 219 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2019). “160/5(a) and 160/6(a) which provisions are identical to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a) and 6(a).”
Desmond v. Chiang (In re Chiang), 562 B.R. 559 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2016).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(b)(1) — 2 cases
Alford v. Thibault, 990 N.E.2d 93 (Mass. App. Ct. 2013).
S. New England Tel. Co. v. Global Naps, Inc., 595 F. Supp. 2d 155 (D. Mass. 2009).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(b)(10) — 1 case
Butler v. Wojtkun (In re Wojtkun), 534 B.R. 435 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2015). “§ 548 (a)(l)(B)(ii)(IV); (8) avoidance of transfers of income from the Debtor to Susan pursuant to Mass. Gen Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(1); (9) avoidance of transfers of income from the Debtor to Susan pursuant to Mass.”
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(b)(4) — 1 case
Butler v. Wojtkun (In re Wojtkun), 534 B.R. 435 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2015). “§ 548 (a)(l)(B)(ii)(IV); (8) avoidance of transfers of income from the Debtor to Susan pursuant to Mass. Gen Laws ch. 109A, § 5(a)(1); (9) avoidance of transfers of income from the Debtor to Susan pursuant to Mass.”
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(b)(5) — 1 case
Desmond v. Chiang (In re Chiang), 562 B.R. 559 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2016).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, § 5(b)(l) — 1 case
Utica Mut. Ins. v. Cohen, 32 Mass. L. Rptr. 393 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2014).
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