Chapter 208 - DIVORCE
- Section 208:1 - Divorce; general provisions
- Section 208:1A - Irretrievable breakdown of marriage; commencement of action; complaint accompanied by statement and dissolution agreement; procedure
- Section 208:1B - Irretrievable breakdown of marriage; commencement of action; waiting period; unaccompanied complaint; procedure
- Section 208:2 - Confinement for crime
- Section 208:3 - Absence; presumption of death
- Section 208:4 - Domicile of parties
- Section 208:5 - Exceptions
- Section 208:6 - Libel for divorce; venue
- Section 208:6B - Filing of action; statistical report
- Section 208:8 - Commencement of actions
- Section 208:11 - Ex parte hearing; allowance or denial of motion to insert name of third person
- Section 208:12 - Spouse's property; attachment
- Section 208:13 - Attachment; manner
- Section 208:14 - Attachments; laws applicable
- Section 208:15 - Mentally ill defendant; appointment and compensation of guardian
- Section 208:16 - Investigation of divorce case
- Section 208:17 - Pendency of action; allowance; alimony
- Section 208:18 - Pendency of action for divorce; protection of personal liberty of spouse; restraint orders authorized
- Section 208:19 - Pendency of action for divorce; custody of children
- Section 208:20 - Continuance of action; temporary separation
- Section 208:20A - Judgment denying divorce; living apart for justifiable cause; authorization
- Section 208:21 - Divorce judgments; entry
- Section 208:22 - Desertion; proof
- Section 208:23 - Resumption of former name by woman
- Section 208:24 - Divorced parties; remarriage
- Section 208:24A - Certificate of divorce; contents
- Section 208:25 - Divorce for adultery of wife; legitimacy of issue
- Section 208:27 - Curtesy or dower after divorce
- Section 208:28 - Children; care, custody and maintenance; child support obligations; provisions for education and health insurance; parents convicted of first degree murder
- Section 208:28A - Temporary care, custody and maintenance of minor children
- Section 208:29 - Minor children; foreign divorces, care and custody
- Section 208:30 - Minor children; removal from commonwealth; prohibition
- Section 208:31 - Custody of children; shared custody plans
- Section 208:31A - Custody orders; abuse as factor contrary to best interest of child; rebuttable presumption; visitation
- Section 208:32 - Child; bringing before court; writ of habeas corpus
- Section 208:33 - Jurisdiction; procedure
- Section 208:34 - Alimony; assignment of estate; rights and funds accrued during marriage; determination of amount of alimony or value of property; health insurance
- Section 208:34A - Alimony judgment ordering conveyance; effect
- Section 208:34B - Order to vacate marital home
- Section 208:34C - Orders to vacate marital home and orders of restraint; notice to law enforcement agencies; procedures; violations
- Section 208:34D - Request for restraining order or order to vacate marital home; information provided to petitioner upon filing; domestic violence record search; outstanding warrants
- Section 208:35 - Alimony; enforcement
- Section 208:36 - Security for payment of alimony or support; enforcement of judgments or orders
- Section 208:36A - Continuing jurisdiction to enforce alimony, support and maintenance or child support; order for trustee process
- Section 208:37 - Alimony; revision of judgment
- Section 208:38 - Costs
- Section 208:39 - Foreign divorces; validity
- Section 208:40 - Cohabitation after divorce
- Section 208:41 - Personation
- Section 208:42 - Procurement of unlawful divorce
- Section 208:43 - Advertisement to procure divorce
- Section 208:44 - Certificate of divorce; unlawful issuance
- Section 208:45 - Criminal offenses; notice to district attorney
- Section 208:46 - Statistical reports; additional information
- Section 208:47 - [Repealed]
- Section 208:48 - Definitions for sections 49 to 55
- Section 208:49 - General term alimony; termination
- Section 208:50 - Rehabilitative alimony; termination
- Section 208:51 - Reimbursement alimony; termination
- Section 208:52 - Transitional alimony; termination
- Section 208:53 - Determination of form, amount, and duration of alimony
- Section 208:54 - Payor's remarriage immaterial; instances where income from second job immaterial
- Section 208:55 - Security for alimony; orders to maintain life insurance