{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-207-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 8","heading":"Prohibited marriages void without judgment","body":"Section 8. A marriage solemnized within the commonwealth which is prohibited by reason of consanguinity or affinity between the parties, or of either of them having a former wife or husband living, shall be void without a judgment of divorce or other legal process.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 207"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter207/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:37Z","sha256":"e5dced24993f50ade0a021e11ca6950b53ebf7a84530a3194d6c784513bbe14a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-207-7","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-207-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}