A father who leaves his family for the purpose of qualifying them for assistance under any of the programs administered by the department shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, § 5F
Father's leaving family to obtain assistance; penalty
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