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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 23 Resumption of former name by woman

Section 23

Section 23: Resumption of former name by woman

Section 23. The court granting a divorce may allow a woman to resume her maiden name or that of a former husband.