Massachusetts Statutes

§ 8 — Prohibited marriages void without judgment

Massachusetts § 8
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIREAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Title IIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 207MARRIAGE

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 8 (2026).

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Section 8. A marriage solemnized within the commonwealth which is prohibited by reason of consanguinity or affinity between the parties, or of either of them having a former wife or husband living, shall be void without a judgment of divorce or other legal process.

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