{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-23","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 23","heading":"Resumption of former name by woman","body":"Section 23. The court granting a divorce may allow a woman to resume her maiden name or that of a former husband.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 208"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter208/Section23","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:37Z","sha256":"211c4fba43998555a509071a041ebe3cdb2c9a9b3adadb131d3262c895d37c9c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-22","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}