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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 10, 11 · Repealed, 1974, 147, Sec. 4
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 12 · Repealed, 1979, 306
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 13 · Marriage settlements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 14 · Disability of husband or wife provisions; release of homestead by wife of ward
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 15 · Disability of husband or wife provisions; wife of ward; joinder with guardian or conservator; sale of realty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 16 · Disability of husband or wife provisions; disposition of proceeds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 17 · Disability of husband or wife provisions; partition; joinder of husband or wife of ward with guardian or conservator
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 18 · Mentally ill persons; conveyance or mortgage of real estate; release of homestead
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 19, 20 · Repealed, 1971, 423, Sec. 18
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 21 · Mentally ill spouse; reservation of portion of proceeds upon release of homestead
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 22, 23 · Repealed, 1971, 423, Sec. 18
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 24 · Disability of husband or wife provisions; venue
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 25 · Antenuptial settlements; force and effect
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 26 · Antenuptial settlements; record; description of property
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 27 · Repealed, 1977, 581, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 28 · Rights of married person coming from another state or country
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 29 · Property rights acquired in other states; effect of residence in this commonwealth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 30 · Married person abandoned by spouse; sale or conveyance; notice to opposing absent spouse; jurisdiction of court; proof of abandonment; retransfer to opposing absent party
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 31 · Non-resident married woman abandoned by husband; conveyance of realty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 32 · Married person abandoned by spouse; order prohibiting restraint of personal liberty of spouse; support, custody and maintenance orders; information provided to complainant; domestic violence record search; investigations; factors determining support amount
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 32A to 32C · Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 45
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 32D · Judgment for separate support; conveyance of real property; enforcement; vesting of title
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 32E · Judgment or order of support; enforcement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 32F · Married persons living apart; actions for support
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 33 · Separate support or maintenance; attachment of defendant's property and trustee process
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 34 · Married person abandoned by spouse; venue
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 35 · Repealed, 1987, 522, Sec. 15
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 36 · Married person abandoned by spouse; spouse living apart; conveyance and will
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 37 · Support orders for children of separated parents; child support guidelines; modification of orders; provisions for education and health insurance; parents convicted of first degree murder
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 38 · Visitation and custody orders; consideration of abuse toward parent or child; best interest of child
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 2 · Venue
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 3 · Remedies; period of relief
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 3A · Nature of proceedings and availability of other criminal proceedings; information required to be given to complainant upon filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 3B · Order for suspension and surrender of firearms license; surrender of firearms; petition for review; hearing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 3C · Continuation or modification of order for surrender or suspension
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 3D · Transmission of report containing defendant's name and identifying information and statement describing defendant's alleged conduct and relationship to plaintiff to department of criminal justice information services upon order for suspension or surrender
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 4 · Temporary orders; notice; hearing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 5 · Granting of relief when court closed; certification
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 5A · Protection order issued by another jurisdiction; enforcement; filing; presumption of validity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 6 · Powers of police
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 7 · Abuse prevention orders; domestic violence record search; service of order; enforcement; violations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 8 · Confidentiality of records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 9 · Form of complaint; promulgation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 10 · Assessments against persons referred to certified batterers' treatment program as condition of probation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 11 · Possession, care and control of domesticated animal owned by persons involved in certain protective orders; notice to law enforcement upon finding of imminent threat to household member or animal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 12 · Gender-affirming health care services of children; law of jurisdiction outside of commonwealth; custody, parenting time and visitation; abuse, neglect or maltreatment; consideration of the likely disruption or cessation of gender-affirming health care services in the alteration of custody, parenting time or visitation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 2 · Jurisdiction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 3 · Affidavits; contents; amendment; examination under oath; disclosure of addresses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 4 · Parties; joinder; service of process
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 5 · Notice and opportunity to be heard; proper parties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 6 · Notice; nonresidents; proof of service
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 7 · Jurisdiction; determination of appropriate forum; factors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 8 · Personal appearance before court; expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 9 · Testimony of witnesses outside state
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 10 · Foreign courts; evidentiary hearings; transfer of information; orders to appear within state; expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 11 · Custody proceedings in foreign courts; evidentiary hearings within state; transfer of information; orders to appear in foreign court; expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 12 · Custody judgment of foreign state; filing within state; enforcement of judgment within state; expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 13 · Preservation of record; time; copies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 14 · International custody determinations; recognition
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 15 · Gender-affirming health care services of children; law of jurisdiction outside of commonwealth; custody, parenting time and visitation; abuse, neglect or maltreatment; consideration of the likely disruption or cessation of gender-affirming health care services in the alteration of custody, parenting time or visitation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 1 · Declaration of purpose; definition; responsibility for support
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 1A · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 2 · Parentage; acknowledgment or adjudication; statistical information of parties; transmission to registrarr
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 3 · Paternity and support actions; jurisdiction; enforcement of prior orders or judgments; juvenile court commitment proceedings; parents convicted of first degree murder
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 4 · Venue; service
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 5 · Persons entitled to maintain actions or execute voluntary acknowledgment of parentage; parties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 6 · Presumption of paternity; mandatory joinder
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 7 · Representation in parentage actions; appointment of counsel; burden of proof
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 8 · Judgment of parentage; age of parents; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 9 · Judgment or order for support; health insurance; financial statement; determination of amount; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 10 · Award of custody; criteria
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 11 · Acknowledgment of parentage; approval; parental agreements regarding custody, support and visitation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 12 · Trial; exclusion of public
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 13 · Inspection of documents; copies; segregation of records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 14 · Complaints brought prior to birth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 15 · Temporary orders; enforcement; information required to be given to petitioner; domestic violence record search
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 16 · Competency to testify; refusal to testify; costs of tests; admissibility of evidence; failure of party to attend; testimony by telephone or affidavit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 17 · Genetic marker tests; affidavit; refusal to submit to test; costs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 18 · Judgments or orders of support; enforcement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 19 · Judgment or temporary order of support; enforcement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 20 · Modification of judgments; jurisdiction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 21 · Action to determine mother and child relationship
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 22 · Proceedings barred under this chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 23 · Intermarriage of parents; jurisdiction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 24 · Forms
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 25 · Adjudication of parentage of a child; commencement; governance; verified complaints; standing; temporary order of contact; de facto parent; third party right to visitation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 26 · Best interest of the child; parentage challenges and genetic testing; more than two parents; determination of custody, parenting time, visitation and child support
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 27 · Application; venue; donor; assisted reproduction with the intent to be a parent; proceeding to adjudicate a spouse's parentage of a child born by assisted reproduction; consent; death of person who intends to be a parent; clinical or laboratory error; genetic testing; commencement of proceeding; final judgment; divorce
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28 · Application of sections 28 to 28P; venue
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28A · Surrogacy agreements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28B · Enforceability of surrogacy agreement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28C · Surrogacy agreement; required terms; expenses; surrogate health and welfare decisions; termination of agreement; assignability of rights
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28D · Surrogacy agreement; marriage; divorce
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28E · Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction of court
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28F · Termination of surrogacy agreement; expenses; liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28G · Vesting of parental rights upon birth of child conceived by assisted reproduction; genetic testing; application
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28H · Death of intended parent before the transfer or implantation of a gamete or embryo
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28I · Judgment of parentage proceeding; order or judgment; parties; complaint; closed proceedings