Massachusetts § 2 - Jurisdiction; probate courts; land court
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 2 — Jurisdiction; probate courts; land court, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2. Jurisdiction; probate courts; land court
Section 2. Probate courts and the land court shall have concurrent jurisdiction of all petitions for partition. Any petition for partition may be filed in the probate court for any county where any part of the land included in the petition lies, or in the land court for any land within the commonwealth. The petition may include any or all of the common land within the commonwealth.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 2 cover?
Section 2 ("Jurisdiction; probate courts; land court") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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