{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-38","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 38","heading":"Costs","body":"Section 38. In any proceeding under this chapter, whether original or subsidiary, the court may, in its discretion, award costs and expenses, or either, to either party, whether or not the marital relation has terminated. In any case wherein costs and expenses, or either, may be awarded hereunder to a party, they may be awarded to his or her counsel, or may be apportioned between them.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 208"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter208/Section38","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:38Z","sha256":"b8a5a8712ce886b6826be390df3e7611ba5481f3b81bf286400ae4700d2d4c05","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-37","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}