{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-207-47","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 47","heading":"Evidence of marriage; admissions; repute; cohabitation","body":"Section 47. Marriage may be proved by evidence of an admission thereof by an adverse party, by evidence of general repute or of cohabitation of the parties as married persons, or of any other fact from which it may be inferred.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 207"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter207/Section47","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:37Z","sha256":"345fcfdf209f99711203bcc392e4605fdd6dda1e776e4b810beda2724ee2d8f0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-207-46","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-207-47a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}