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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  3. Title III DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  4. Chapter 208 DIVORCE
  5. Section 19 Pendency of action for divorce; custody of children

Section 19

Section 19: Pendency of action for divorce; custody of children

Section 19. The court may in like manner, upon application of either party or of a next friend in behalf of the minor children of the parties, make such order relative to the care and custody of such children during the pendency of the action for divorce as it may consider expedient and for their benefit.