{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209b-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, § 13","heading":"Preservation of record; time; copies","body":"Section 13. In any custody proceeding in the commonwealth the court shall preserve the pleadings, orders and judgments and any record that has been made of its hearings, investigations and other pertinent documents until the child reaches eighteen years of age. Upon appropriate request of the court of another state and receipt of payment therefor the court shall forward to the other court certified copies of any or all of such documents.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 209B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter209B/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:39Z","sha256":"0d2361ab749beb401e59cf8194f2fe97f213ebb5e176d0cfd8d106cc8a9809da","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209b-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209b-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}