Section 1. If administration is taken in this commonwealth on the estate of a person who was an inhabitant of any other state or country, his estate found here shall, after payment of his debts, be disposed of according to his last will, if any; otherwise his real property shall descend according to the laws of this commonwealth, and his personal property shall be distributed and disposed of according to the laws of the state or country of which he was an inhabitant.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
Chapter 199 - Settlement of Estates of Deceased Non-Residents
Section 1 - Administration of Estates
Section 2 - Settlement of Estates
Section 3 - Insolvent Estates; Settlement
Section 4 - Insolvent Estates; Transmittal to Foreign Executor; Conditions