{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-273-22","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 273, § 22","heading":"Orders; applicability of Secs. 1 to 10 of this chapter","body":"Section 22. Before trial, with the consent of the defendant, or after entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or after conviction, the court may make for the benefit of such destitute parent orders similar to those provided by section five; and the practice established by the first ten sections of this chapter shall, so far as applicable, apply to proceedings under this and the two preceding sections.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 273"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter273/Section22","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:18Z","sha256":"2d16c349850789e8fb30ffb1b3145b733116e2fbd244f8efbd5674bae333fad4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-273-21","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-273-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}