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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  3. Title II DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION, WILLS, ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS AND ABSENTEES, GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP AND TRUSTS
  4. Chapter 190B MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE
  5. Article 5A UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT
  6. Section 5A-503 Transitional provision

Section 5A-503

Section 5A-503: Transitional provision

Section 5A–503. [Transitional Provision.]

(a) This Article shall apply to guardianship and protective proceedings begun on or after January 1, 2015.

(b) Parts 1, 3 and 4 and section 5A–501 and section 5A–502 shall apply to proceedings begun before January 1, 2015 regardless of whether a guardianship or protective order has been issued.