{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-25","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 25","heading":"Divorce for adultery of wife; legitimacy of issue","body":"Section 25. A divorce for adultery committed by the wife shall not affect the legitimacy of the issue of the marriage, but such legitimacy, if questioned, shall be tried and determined according to the course of the common law.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 208"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter208/Section25","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:37Z","sha256":"a5b6f71fe7d50da963053ac6dca83c0b1037d7ce04dc71073d330ed8fee27039","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-24a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}