Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, § 110 (2026)

Others treated as qualified beneficiaries

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Section 110. Others treated as qualified beneficiaries

(a) Whenever notice to qualified beneficiaries of a trust is required under this chapter, the trustee shall also give notice to any other beneficiary who has sent the trustee a request for notice.

(b) A charitable organization expressly designated to receive distributions under the terms of a charitable trust shall have the rights of a qualified beneficiary under this chapter if, on the date the charitable organization's qualification is being determined, the charitable organization:

(1) is a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal; or

(2) would be a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal if the trust terminated on that date.

(c) A person appointed to enforce a trust created for the care of an animal or another non-charitable purpose, as provided in sections 408 and 409, shall have the rights of a qualified beneficiary under this chapter.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: DeGiacomo v. City of Quincy, 63 N.E.3d 365 (Mass. 2016).
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DeGiacomo v. City of Quincy, 63 N.E.3d 365 (Mass. 2016). “203E, § 813 (a), and that, under certain circumstances, “[a] charitable organization expressly designated to receive distributions under the terms of a charitable trust shall have the rights of a qualified beneficiary,” G. L. c. 203E, § 110 (b). See Understanding and Using…”
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