Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 8 (2026)
New trustees; successive services
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Section 8. The plaintiff may at any time insert the names of other trustees in the summons, and cause the summons to be served upon them; and after service upon a trustee, a plaintiff may cause the summons to be again served upon the same trustee in the same manner and with the same effect as if he had not been previously served. A summons served upon a trustee after service upon the defendant shall be again served upon the defendant.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2012–2013 · leading case: Sweeny v. Wagner, 31 Mass. L. Rptr. 286 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2013).
Sweeny v. Wagner, 31 Mass. L. Rptr. 286 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2013). “2(g) and moves this honorable court for approval ex parte of successive attachments, and for insertion of additional trustees pursuant to M.G.L.c. 246, §8 on, trustee process of funds belonging to the defendant Ryan Wagner A/K/A Ryan A.”
Beneficial Massachusetts Inc. v. Turner, 2012 Mass. App. Div. 108 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2012). “In addition, when successive service is approved, G.L.c. 246, §8 requires actual successive service, and this may add to the costs of collection.”
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