Massachusetts General Laws
Title I - Crimes and Punishments
Chapter 273 - Desertion, Non-Support and Illegitimacy

Section 1 - Abandonment and Nonsupport; Failure to Comply With Support Order; Decree Establishing Rights of Spouse as Prima Facie Evidence - Section 1. A spouse or parent shall be guilty of...

Section 2 - Jurisdiction; Venue; Supervision of Parent by Municipal or District Court Probation Officers - Section 2. Proceedings under section one shall be begun if...

Section 3 - Payment of Fines - Section 3. The court imposing a fine under section fifteen...

Section 6 - Recognizance on Release on Probation; Compliance With Judgment or Order for Support; Forfeiture - Section 6. The court shall also have the power to...

Section 7 - Evidence of Marriage and Parentage; Husband and Wife as Witnesses; Self Incrimination; Evidence of Wilfulness; Confidential Communications - Section 7. No other or greater evidence shall be required...

Section 8 - Lack of Custody as Defence; Duty to Support Child - Section 8. In proceedings under sections one or fifteen against...

Section 10 - Uniform Construction - Section 10. Sections one to eight, inclusive, shall be so...

Section 15 - Duty to Support Child Born Out of Wedlock; Conclusiveness of Adjudication or Acknowledgment of Paternity - Section 15. A parent of a minor child born out...

Section 15a - Abandonment and Willful Nonsupport; Penalties; Alternative Sentencing; Restitution - Section 15A. (1) The penalty for violation of sections one...

Section 15b - Receiving, Concealing or Transferring Assets for the Purpose of Avoiding Payment; Penalty - Section 15B. Whoever receives or conceals an asset of another...

Section 16 - Proceedings Under Secs. 1 and 15 - Section 16. The provisions of sections two, six, seven and...

Section 17 - Dismissal of Case - Section 17. If the court having jurisdiction of a case...

Section 18 - Money Forfeited or Recovered Upon Recognizance or Deposit Used for Support - Section 18. If money is forfeited or recovered upon a...

Section 18a - Support Obligations Under Prior Law; Enforcement; Insurance Coverage; Amended Orders - Section 18A. (a) Any order issued by a court pursuant...

Section 20 - Neglect or Refusal to Support Parent - Section 20. Any person, over eighteen, who, being possessed of...

Section 21 - Venue; Complainants - Section 21. Proceedings under the preceding section shall be begun,...

Section 22 - Orders; Applicability of Secs. 1 to 10 of This Chapter - Section 22. Before trial, with the consent of the defendant,...

Section 23 - Needy Disabled Persons; Neglect or Refusal of Parents to Support; Penalty - Section 23. The father or mother of any needy disabled...