{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-215-34b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 34B","heading":"Review of contempt order prior to order of confinement","body":"Section 34B. A judge of the probate court who has found a party to be in civil or criminal contempt for failure to obey any order or judgment of the probate court relative to support of a spouse or children or relative to the custody of children shall, before ordering such person to be confined in a jail, review such order or judgment to determine that such order or judgment was issued by a court of competent jurisdiction and was not obtained by fraud.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 215"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter215/Section34B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:43Z","sha256":"b18e5303b6b9fe6dd7ad5804406511e8687e7f876a8fc34d593772e375e9f25a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-215-34a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-215-35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}