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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 5F — Father's leaving family to obtain assistance; penalty

Massachusetts § 5F
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title IIEXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Ch. 18DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, § 5F (2026).

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Section 5F. A father who leaves his family for the purpose of qualifying them for assistance under any of the programs administered by the department shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months.

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