{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-118e-61","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, § 61","heading":"Availability of benefits to persons recognized as a spouse under laws of the commonwealth","body":"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.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 118E"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter118E/Section61","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:57Z","sha256":"b7390cf06df259619edd836bae84f6ef6de1e1419f68374f35563fcb2359021e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-118e-57-to-60","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-118e-62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}