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2009 Massachusetts Code
PART II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
TITLE III DOMESTIC RELATIONS
CHAPTER 208 DIVORCE
- Section 1 General provisions
- Section 1A Irretrievable breakdown of marriage; commencement of action; complaint accompanied by statement and dissolution agreement; procedure
- Section 1B Irretrievable breakdown of marriage; commencement of action; waiting period; unaccompanied complaint; procedure
- Section 2 Confinement for crime
- Section 3 Absence; presumption of death
- Section 4 Domicile of parties
- Section 5 Exceptions
- Section 6 Venue
- Section 6A Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 88
- Section 6B Filing of action; statistical report
- Section 7 Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 13
- Section 8 Commencement of actions
- Section 8A Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 15
- Section 9 Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 16
- Section 9A Repealed, 1922, 542, Sec. 3
- Section 10 Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 17
- Section 11 Ex parte hearing; allowance or denial of motion to insert name of third person
- Section 12 Spouse’s property; attachment
- Section 13 Attachment; manner
- Section 14 Attachments; laws applicable
- Section 15 Mentally ill defendant; appointment and compensation of guardian
- Section 16 Investigation of divorce case
- Section 17 Pendency of action; allowance; alimony
- Section 18 Pendency of action for divorce; protection of personal liberty of spouse; restraint orders authorized
- Section 19 Pendency of action for divorce; custody of children
- Section 20 Continuance of action; temporary separation
- Section 20A Judgment denying divorce; living apart for justifiable cause; authorization
- Section 21 Divorce judgments; entry
- Section 22 Desertion; proof
- Section 23 Resumption of former name by woman
- Section 24 Divorced parties; remarriage
- Section 24A Certificate of divorce; contents
- Section 25 Divorce for adultery of wife; legitimacy of issue
- Section 26 Repealed, 1949, 76, Sec. 1
- Section 27 Curtesy or dower after divorce
- Section 28 Children; care, custody and maintenance; child support obligations; provisions for education and health insurance; parents convicted of first degree murder
- Section 28A Temporary care; custody and maintenance of minor children
- Section 29 Minor children; foreign divorces, care and custody
- Section 30 Minor children; removal from commonwealth; prohibition
- Section 31 Custody of children; shared custody plans
- Section 31A Visitation and custody orders; consideration of abuse toward parent or child; best interest of child
- Section 32 Child; bringing before court; writ of habeas corpus
- Section 33 Jurisdiction; procedure
- Section 34 Alimony or assignment of estate; determination of amount; health insurance
- Section 34A Alimony judgment ordering conveyance; effect
- Section 34B Order to vacate marital home
- Section 34C Orders to vacate marital home and orders of restraint; notice to law enforcement agencies; procedures; violations
- Section 34D Request for restraining order or order to vacate marital home; information provided to petitioner upon filing; domestic violence record search; outstanding warrants
- Section 35 Alimony; enforcement
- Section 36 Security for payment of alimony or support; enforcement of judgments or orders
- Section 36A Continuing jurisdiction to enforce alimony, support and maintenance or child support; order for trustee process
- Section 37 Alimony; revision of judgment
- Section 38 Costs
- Section 39 Foreign divorces; validity
- Section 40 Cohabitation after divorce
- Section 41 Personation
- Section 42 Procurement of unlawful divorce
- Section 43 Advertisement to procure divorce
- Section 44 Certificate of divorce; unlawful issuance
- Section 45 Criminal offenses; notice to district attorney
- Section 46 Statistical reports; additional information
- Section 47 Repealed, 1976, 486, Sec. 23
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