Massachusetts Chapter 208 — Divorce

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 1— Causes for divorce; general provisions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 1A— Causes for divorce; irretrievable breakdown of marriage; commencement of action; complaint accompanied by statement and dissolution agreement; procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 1B— Causes for divorce; irretrievable breakdown of marriage; commencement of action; waiting period; unaccompanied complaint; procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 2— Causes for divorce; confinement for crime
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 3— Causes for divorce; absence; presumption of death
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 4— Causes for divorce; domicile of parties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 5— Causes for divorce; exceptions to Sec. 4
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 6— Venue of libel
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 6A— Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 88
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 6B— Filing of action; statistical report
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 7— Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 13
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 8— Commencement of actions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 8A— Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 15
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 9— Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 16
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 9A— Repealed, 1922, 542, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 10— Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 17
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 11— Ex parte hearing; allowance or denial of motion to insert name of third person
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 12— Libels for divorce; spouse's property; attachment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 13— Libels for divorce; attachment; manner
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 14— Libels for divorce; attachments; laws applicable
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 15— Libels for divorce; mentally ill defendant; appointment and compensation of guardian
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 16— Investigation of divorce case
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 17— Pendency of action; allowance; alimony
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 18— Pendency of action for divorce; protection of personal liberty of spouse; restraint orders authorized
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 19— Pendency of action for divorce; custody of children
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 20— Continuance of action; temporary separation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 20A— Judgment denying divorce; living apart for justifiable cause; authorization
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 21— Divorce judgments; entry
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 22— Libels for divorce; desertion; proof
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 23— Resumption of former name by woman
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 24— Divorced parties; remarriage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 24A— Certificate of divorce; contents
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 25— Divorce for adultery of wife; legitimacy of issue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 26— Repealed, 1949, 76, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 27— Curtesy or dower after divorce
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 28— Children; care, custody and maintenance; child support obligations; provisions for education and health insurance; parents convicted of first degree murder
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 28A— Temporary care; custody and maintenance of minor children
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 29— Minor children; foreign divorces, care and custody
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 30— Minor children; removal from commonwealth; prohibition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 31— Custody of children; shared custody plans
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 31A— Visitation and custody orders; consideration of abuse toward parent or child; best interest of child
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 32— Child; bringing before court; writ of habeas corpus
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 33— Jurisdiction; procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 34— Alimony or assignment of estate; determination of amount; health insurance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 34A— Alimony judgment ordering conveyance; effect
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 34B— Order to vacate marital home
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 34C— Orders to vacate marital home and orders of restraint; notice to law enforcement agencies; procedures; violations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 34D— Request for restraining order or order to vacate marital home; information provided to petitioner upon filing; domestic violence record search; outstanding warrants
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 35— Alimony; enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 36— Security for payment of alimony or support; enforcement of judgments or orders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 36A— Continuing jurisdiction to enforce alimony, support and maintenance or child support; order for trustee process
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 37— Alimony; revision of judgment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 38— Costs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 39— Foreign divorces; validity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 40— Cohabitation after divorce
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 41— Personation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 42— Procurement of unlawful divorce
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 43— Advertisement to procure divorce
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 44— Certificate of divorce; unlawful issuance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 45— Criminal offenses; notice to district attorney
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 46— Statistical reports; additional information
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 47— Repealed, 1976, 486, Sec. 23
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 48— Definitions applicable to Secs. 49 to 55
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 49— Termination, suspension or modification of general term alimony
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 50— Termination, extension or modification of rehabilitative alimony
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 51— Termination of reimbursement alimony; modification; applicability of income guidelines
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 52— Termination of transitional alimony; modification or extension
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 53— Determination of form, amount and duration of alimony; maximum amount; income calculation; deviations; concurrent child support orders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 54— Remarriage of payor; income from second job or overtime work
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 55— Reasonable security for alimony in event of payor's death; orders to maintain life insurance; modification of orders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 56— Gender-affirming health care services of children; law of jurisdiction outside of commonwealth; custody, parenting time and visitation; abuse, neglect or maltreatment; consideration of the likely disruption or cessation of gender-affirming health care services in the alteration of custody, parenting time or visitation