{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209c-28p","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28P","heading":"Breach of genetic surrogacy agreement; remedies; specific performance","body":"Section 28P. (a) Subject to subsection (d) of section 28L, if a genetic surrogacy agreement is breached by a genetic surrogate or 1 or more intended parents, the non-breaching party is entitled to the remedies available at law or in equity.\n(b) Specific performance shall not be an available remedy for breach by a genetic surrogate of a requirement of a validated or nonvalidated genetic surrogacy agreement that the genetic surrogate become pregnant, terminate or not terminate a pregnancy or submit to medical procedures.\n(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), specific performance shall be a remedy available for: (i) breach of a validated genetic surrogacy agreement by a genetic surrogate of a requirement which prevents an intended parent from exercising, immediately upon birth of the child, the full rights of parentage; or (ii) breach by an intended parent which prevents the intended parent's acceptance, immediately upon birth of the child, of the duties of parentage.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 209C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter209C/Section28P","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:39Z","sha256":"856eba7fe31581ffa0acf57e39ad92bc21140396a00a29ed4f93ed266ed9dc16","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209c-28o","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209c-28q"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}