§ 1 Emergency aid program for elderly and disabled residents
§ 2 Registration for work; acceptance of suitable positions; individuals not subject to provisions of section
§ 3 Ineligibility for benefits
§ 4 Persons not citizens or legal residents
§ 5 Placing persons in unlicensed institutions
§ 6 Liability; persons receiving support to which they are not entitled
§ 7 Parental support
§ 8 Treasurers of financial institutions; duty to furnish information upon request
§ 9 Final disposition of deceased persons; recovery of expenses from deceased’s kindred
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 117A - Support by the Commonwealth

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC