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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 8

Prohibited marriages void without judgment

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 8, Prohibited marriages void without judgment, Massachusetts, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1559977
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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.