A marriage solemnized within the commonwealth which is prohibited by reason of consanguinity or affinity between the parties, or of either of them having a former wife or husband living, shall be void without a judgment of divorce or other legal process.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 8
Prohibited marriages void without judgment
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