Massachusetts Code — 273
Browse 18 sections in division 273 of the Massachusetts code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 1. Abandonment and nonsupport; failure to comply with support order; decree establishing rights of spouse as prima facie evidence
- § 2. Jurisdiction; venue; supervision of parent by municipal or district court probation officers
- § 3. Payment of fines
- § 6. Recognizance on release on probation; compliance with judgment or order for support; forfeiture
- § 7. Evidence of marriage and parentage; husband and wife as witnesses; self incrimination; evidence of wilfulness; confidential communications
- § 8. Lack of custody as defence; duty to support child
- § 10. Uniform construction
- § 15. Duty to support child born out of wedlock; conclusiveness of adjudication or acknowledgment of paternity
- § 15A. Abandonment and willful nonsupport; penalties; alternative sentencing; restitution
- § 15B. Receiving, concealing or transferring assets for the purpose of avoiding payment; penalty
- § 16. Proceedings under Secs. 1 and 15
- § 17. Dismissal of case
- § 18. Money forfeited or recovered upon recognizance or deposit used for support
- § 18A. Support obligations under prior law; enforcement; insurance coverage; amended orders
- § 20. Neglect or refusal to support parent
- § 21. Venue; complainants
- § 22. Orders; applicability of Secs. 1 to 10 of this chapter
- § 23. Needy persons with disabilities; neglect or refusal of parents to support; penalty