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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, § 10 (2026)

Exemption from trustee process; assignment; false statement or fraud

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Section 10. Aid hereunder shall not be subject to trustee process and no assignment thereof shall be valid. No applicant for aid hereunder, who knowingly makes any false statement, or seeks to perpetrate any fraud or deception, in or relative to his application for such aid, shall be granted any aid hereunder upon such application.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1972–1972 · leading case: MacQuarrie v. Balch, 285 N.E.2d 103 (Mass. 1972).
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MacQuarrie v. Balch, 285 N.E.2d 103 (Mass. 1972). · cites it 4× “The sole issue, one of first impression, is whether G. L. c. 118, § 10, bars trustee process against funds which are paid to a recipient under Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), G.”
Macquarrie v. Balch, 47 Mass. App. Dec. 170 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1972). · cites it 7× “G.L. c. 118, § 10 — Mother’s Aid. G.L. c.”
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