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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 III PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION
  6. Section 3-904 Interest on general pecuniary devise

Section 3-904

Section 3-904: Interest on general pecuniary devise

Section 3–904. [Interest on General Pecuniary Devise.]

The rate of interest upon general pecuniary devises or pecuniary distribution under a trust instrument, unless otherwise provided in the will or trust instrument, shall be such as the supreme judicial court may by general rules establish, and in absence of any such rules the rate shall be 4 per cent per annum. Unless otherwise provided in the will or trust instrument, interest shall be payable from the date of the expiration of the period within which creditors may bring actions against a personal representative as provided in section 3–803.