Massachusetts Divorce Law - Chapter 208 Section 44 - Criminal Provisions

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Chapter 208: Section 44 Certificate of divorce; unlawful issuance

Section 44. Whoever, except in compliance with an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, gives, signs or issues any writing purporting to grant a divorce to persons who are husband and wife according to the laws of the commonwealth, or purporting to be a certificate that a divorce has been granted to such persons, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three years, or both.

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