GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS

CHAPTER 209. HUSBAND AND WIFE.

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Chapter 209, Section 1. Married persons; separate property and property held as tenants by entirety; liability for debts.

Chapter 209, Section 1A. Tenants by entirety under older deed; electing treatment of tenancy.

Chapter 209, Section 2. Married woman; power to contract.

Chapter 209, Section 3. Transfers between husband and wife.

Chapter 209, Section 4. Married woman; work and labor; presumption.

Chapter 209, Section 5. Married woman; acting as fiduciary.

Chapter 209, Section 6. Married woman; power to sue and be sued.

Chapter 209, Section 7. Married woman; liabilities.

Chapter 209, Section 8. Husband; liability for wife's debts.

Chapter 209, Section 9. Husband; liability on contracts concerning separate property of wife.

Chapter 209, Section 10, 11. Repealed, 1974, 147, Sec. 4.

Chapter 209, Section 12. Repealed, 1979, 306.

Chapter 209, Section 13. Marriage settlements.

PROVISIONS IF HUSBAND OR WIFE IS UNDER DISABILITY.

Chapter 209, Section 14. Release of homestead by wife of ward.

Chapter 209, Section 15. Wife of ward; joinder with guardian or conservator; sale of realty.

Chapter 209, Section 16. Disposition of proceeds.

Chapter 209, Section 17. Partition; joinder of husband or wife of ward with guardian or conservator.

Chapter 209, Section 18. Mentally ill persons; conveyance or mortgage of real estate; release of homestead.

Chapter 209, Section 19, 20. Repealed, 1971, 423, Sec. 18.

Chapter 209, Section 21. Mentally ill spouse; reservation of portion of proceeds upon release of homestead.

Chapter 209, Section 22, 23. Repealed, 1971, 423, Sec. 18.

Chapter 209, Section 24. Venue.

MARRIAGE CONTRACTS.

Chapter 209, Section 25. Antenuptial settlements; force and effect.

Chapter 209, Section 26. Antenuptial settlements; record; description of property.

Chapter 209, Section 27. Repealed, 1977, 581, Sec. 3.

MARRIED WOMEN COMING FROM OTHER STATES, ETC.

Chapter 209, Section 28. Married persons coming from other states; powers.

Chapter 209, Section 29. Property rights acquired in other states; effect of residence in this commonwealth.

MARRIED WOMEN ABANDONED BY THEIR HUSBANDS, ETC.

Chapter 209, Section 30. Abandoned spouses; sale or conveyance of property; notice to opposing absent spouse; jurisdiction of court; proof of abandonment; retransfer to opposing absent party.

Chapter 209, Section 31. Non-resident married woman; conveyance of realty.

Chapter 209, Section 32. Order prohibiting restraint of personal liberty of spouse; support, custody and maintenance orders; information provided to complainant; domestic violence record search; investigations; factors determining support amount.

Chapter 209, Section 32A--32C. Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 45.

Chapter 209, Section 32D. Judgment for separate support; conveyance of real property; enforcement; vesting of title.

Chapter 209, Section 32E. Judgment or order of support; enforcement.

Chapter 209, Section 32F. Married persons living apart; actions for support.

Chapter 209, Section 33. Separate support or maintenance; attachment of defendant's property and trustee process.

Chapter 209, Section 34. Venue.

Chapter 209, Section 35. Repealed, 1987, 522, Sec. 15.

Chapter 209, Section 36. Spouse living apart; conveyance and will.

Chapter 209, Section 37. Support orders for children of separated parents; child support guidelines; modification of orders; provisions for education and health insurance; parents convicted of first degree murder.


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