{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 257, § 4","heading":"Superior court; notice of libel","body":"Section 4. Upon the filing of a libel in the superior court, the clerk shall issue an order of notice, stating briefly the substance of the libel, which the libellant shall cause to be published twice at least in a newspaper published in the county, the first publication to be not less than fourteen days before the return day.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 257"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter257/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:06Z","sha256":"b7d9f3c8a9dfe2865040e7774a3b05b17ba940573595aaaf176f9471ee7ffe27","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}