General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 231A Procedure for Declaratory Judgments

• Massachusetts General Laws - Power to make declaratory determination; jury questions - Chapter 231A, Section 1
  The supreme judicial court, the superior court, the land court and the probate courts, within their respective jurisdictions, may on appropriate proceedings make binding declarations...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Controversies to which declaratory judgment procedure is applicable - Chapter 231A, Section 2
  The procedure under section one may be used to secure determinations of right, duty, status or other legal relations under deeds, wills or written contracts...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Grounds for refusing declaratory judgment - Chapter 231A, Section 3
  The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree where such judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, would not terminate...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Review of decisions - Chapter 231A, Section 4
  All orders, judgments, decrees and refusals under this chapter may be reviewed as other orders, judgments and decrees.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Further relief - Chapter 231A, Section 5
  Further relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper. The application therefor shall be by petition to a...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Declaratory relief in other actions - Chapter 231A, Section 6
  In any action heretofore or hereafter brought to obtain a judgment or other consequential relief, whether such judgment or relief is granted or not, the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Costs - Chapter 231A, Section 7
  In an action wherein a judgment or other consequential relief is sought, the costs shall not be affected by the making or refusal of any...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Necessary parties; class actions - Chapter 231A, Section 8
  When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be made parties who have or claim any interest which would be affected by the declaration, and...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Purpose and construction of declaratory judgment provisions - Chapter 231A, Section 9
  This chapter is declared to be remedial. Its purpose is to remove, and to afford relief from, uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, duties,...

Last modified: September 11, 2015