Massachusetts Statutes
§ 61 — Availability of benefits to persons recognized as a spouse under laws of the commonwealth
Massachusetts § 61
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XVIIPUBLIC WELFARE
Ch. 118EDIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
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Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, § 61 (2026).
Text
Section 61. Notwithstanding the unavailability of federal financial participation, no person who is recognized as a spouse under the laws of the commonwealth shall be denied benefits that are otherwise available under this chapter due to the provisions of 1 U.S.C. § 7 or any other federal non-recognition of spouses of the same sex.
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§ 7
1 U.S.C. § 7
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