{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-122-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 122, § 16","heading":"Liability of kindred for support","body":"Section 16. The kindred liable by law to towns for expenses in supporting such persons shall in like manner be liable to the commonwealth for any expense incurred for such persons; and the department may adopt the same measures and institute like proceedings for the recovery of such expenses from the kindred so liable as are prescribed for towns in like cases.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 122"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter122/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:02Z","sha256":"7ddf537e4186196cc72fae7b70b13fa8f42e6db0749f52985c94b293f787477a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-122-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-122-17-to-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}