{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-18b-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18B, § 1","heading":"Establishment","body":"Section 1. There shall be a department of children and families, in this chapter called the department.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 18B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter18B/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:56Z","sha256":"6246eb4228090bf5a6d899973d51acb2efc88cc7a2bde7d79c112b3e7042b7d6","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-18a-10","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-18b-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}