{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 3","heading":"Causes for divorce; absence; presumption of death","body":"Section 3. A divorce may be adjudged for any of the causes allowed by sections one, one B, or two although the defendant has been continuously absent for such time and under such circumstances as would raise a presumption of death.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 208"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter208/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:37Z","sha256":"5a0a4dcbf45b9d6ad6d48d4ed32a6193300af475d59e70217c1290f9b920fe59","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-2","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}