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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, § 61 (2026)

Availability of benefits to persons recognized as a spouse under laws of the commonwealth

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Section 61. Notwithstanding the unavailability of federal financial participation, no person who is recognized as a spouse under the laws of the commonwealth shall be denied benefits that are otherwise available under this chapter due to the provisions of 1 U.S.C. § 7 or any other federal non-recognition of spouses of the same sex.

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Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Massachusetts v. United States Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 698 F. Supp. 2d 234 (D. Mass. 2010).
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Massachusetts v. United States Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 698 F. Supp. 2d 234 (D. Mass. 2010). “, ¶ 18, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, § 61. . Callahan Aff.”
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