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- Massachusetts General Laws - Abandonment and nonsupport; failure to comply with order for support; decree establishing rights of spouse as prima facie evidence - Chapter 273, Section 1
A spouse or parent shall be guilty of a felony and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section fifteen A if: (1)...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Jurisdiction; venue; supervision of parent by municipal or district court probation officers - Chapter 273, Section 2
Proceedings under section one shall be begun if in the superior court, in the county in which is situated the place where the husband and...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Fines paid to probation officer or state treasurer - Chapter 273, Section 3
[ Text of section effective until July 8, 2008. For text effective July 8, 2008, see below.]The court imposing a fine under section fifteen A...
- Massachusetts General Laws - 5. Repealed, 1986, 310, Sec. 23 - Chapter 273, Section 4
Chapter 273: Section 4, 5. Repealed, 1986, 310, Sec. 23
- Massachusetts General Laws - Recognizance on release on probation; compliance with judgment or order for support; forfeiture - Chapter 273, Section 6
The court shall also have the power to release the defendant from custody on probation for a period so fixed, upon his or her entering...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Evidence of marriage and parentage; husband and wife as witnesses; self incrimination; evidence of wilfulness; confidential communications - Chapter 273, Section 7
No other or greater evidence shall be required to prove the marriage of the husband and wife, or that the alleged father is the parent...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Lack of custody as defence; duty to support child - Chapter 273, Section 8
In proceedings under sections one or fifteen against a parent, relative to any minor child, it shall not of itself be a defence that the...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1938, 219, Sec. 1 - Chapter 273, Section 9
Chapter 273: Section 9. Repealed, 1938, 219, Sec. 1
- Massachusetts General Laws - Uniform construction - Chapter 273, Section 10
Sections one to eight, inclusive, shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law of those states...
Illegitimacy.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1977, 848, Sec. 7 - Chapter 273, Section 11
Chapter 273: Section 11. Repealed, 1977, 848, Sec. 7
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1986, 310, Sec. 25 - Chapter 273, Section 12-14
Chapter 273: Section 12 to 14. Repealed, 1986, 310, Sec. 25
- Massachusetts General Laws - Duty to support child born out of wedlock; conclusiveness of adjudication or acknowledgment of paternity - Chapter 273, Section 15
A parent of a minor child born out of wedlock whether or not the child was born in the commonwealth who wilfully neglects or refuses...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Abandonment and willful nonsupport; penalties; alternative sentencing; restitution - Chapter 273, Section 15A
(1) The penalty for violation of sections one and fifteen of this chapter shall be by fine or by imprisonment or by both fine and...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Application of secs. 2, 6, 7, and 10 - Chapter 273, Section 16
The provisions of sections two, six, seven and ten shall apply in proceedings under sections one and fifteen.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Dismissal of case - Chapter 273, Section 17
If the court having jurisdiction of a case under sections fifteen to eighteen, inclusive, becomes satisfied that the alleged father and the mother have married...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Money forfeited or recovered upon recognizance or deposit used for support - Chapter 273, Section 18
If money is forfeited or recovered upon a recognizance or deposit in lieu thereof given in proceedings under sections fifteen to eighteen, inclusive, or any...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Support obligations under prior law; enforcement; insurance coverage; amended orders - Chapter 273, Section 18A
[ Subsection (a) effective until July 8, 2008. For text effective July 8, 2008, see below.](a) Any order issued by a court pursuant to sections...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1977, 848, Sec. 7 - Chapter 273, Section 19
Chapter 273: Section 19. Repealed, 1977, 848, Sec. 7
Destitute Parents.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Neglect or refusal to support parent - Chapter 273, Section 20
Any person, over eighteen, who, being possessed of sufficient means, unreasonably neglects or refuses to provide for the support and maintenance of his parent, whether...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Venue; complainants - Chapter 273, Section 21
Proceedings under the preceding section shall be begun, if in the superior court, in the county in which is situated the place where the defendant...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Orders under sec. 5, and practice under secs. 1—10 of this chapter - Chapter 273, Section 22
Before trial, with the consent of the defendant, or after entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or after conviction, the court may...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Needy disabled persons; neglect or refusal of parents to support; penalty - Chapter 273, Section 23
The father or mother of any needy disabled person who unreasonably neglects or refuses to provide for the support and maintenance of such person shall...
Last modified: March 17, 2010
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