Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 44 (2026)
Effect of recording or registration of copy of decree
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Section 44. The recording or registration of a duly certified copy of such decree, attested by the clerk, assistant clerk, register or assistant register, recorder or deputy recorder, as the case may be, of the court where made, in the registry of deeds of the district where said real estate is situated, shall have the same force and effect as if a duly executed deed, conveyance or release had so been recorded or registered.
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1973–2007 · leading case: In re Pina, 363 B.R. 314 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2007).
In re Pina, 363 B.R. 314 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2007). “Specifically, the Trustee maintains that Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 44 requires recordation of state court decrees for them to be effective against an attaching creditor or bona fide purchaser, 5 a status he holds as trustee in bankruptcy.”
Dee v. Dee, 296 N.E.2d 521 (Mass. App. Ct. 1973). “" G.L.c. 183, § 44, as amended by St. 1937, c.”
Schulz v. Black, 336 N.E.2d 853 (Mass. 1975). “Nearly a year later, in January, 1974, a judge of the Superior Court allowed the plaintiff’s motion to amend the decree so that it could be recorded under G. L. c. 183, § 44. In July, 1974, on the ground of the neglect of their attorney to appear, the defendants moved under Mass.”
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