Section 7 Termination of estate of homestead - Massachusetts Statutes

Section 7. An estate of homestead created under section two may be terminated during the lifetime of the owner by either of the following methods:—(1) a deed conveying the property in which an estate of homestead exists, signed by the owner and the owner’s spouse, if any, which does not specifically reserve said estate of homestead; or by (2) a release of the estate of homestead, duly signed, sealed and acknowledged by the owner and the owner’s spouse, if any, and recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or district in which the property is located.

A deed reserving said estate of homestead shall convey, according to its terms, any title or interest in the property beyond the estate of homestead.