{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209c-28e","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28E","heading":"Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction of court","body":"Section 28E. After the execution of a surrogacy agreement and before the date of termination of the surrogacy agreement pursuant its terms or 180 days after the birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under the surrogacy agreement, whichever occurs earlier, the court conducting a proceeding under sections 28 to 28P, inclusive, shall have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over all matters arising out of the surrogacy agreement; provided, however, that the court shall not have jurisdiction over a child custody or child support proceeding if jurisdiction is not otherwise authorized by the laws of the commonwealth.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 209C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter209C/Section28E","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:39Z","sha256":"1acad020a981268e3b1c562aebb21cee7dec4232e11dee586052853dc247cf84","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209c-28d","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209c-28f"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}