Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title I, Crimes and Punishments
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crimes) § 273:7: Evidence of marriage and parentage; husband and wife as witnesses; self incrimination; evidence of wilfulness; confidential communications
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes evidentiary rules for prosecutions involving spousal support or child support, allowing spouses to testify against each other while protecting against self-incrimination, and treating abandonment or failure to provide support as presumptive evidence of willfulness.
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