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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 45 (2026)

Evidence of marriage; record

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Section 45. The record of a marriage made and kept as provided by law by the person by whom the marriage was solemnized, or by the clerk or registrar, or a copy thereof duly certified, shall be prima facie evidence of such marriage.

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Cited in 1 case, 2003–2003 · leading case: Goodridge v. Dep't of Pub. Health, 440 Mass. 309 (Mass. 2003).
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Goodridge v. Dep't of Pub. Health, 440 Mass. 309 (Mass. 2003). “” G. L. c. 207, § 45. A “certificate of the [c]ommissioner’s copy, signed by the [c]ommissioner or the [rjegistar, is admissible as evidence of the record.”
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