{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-2-203","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209D, § 2-203","heading":"Initiating and responding tribunal of the commonwealth","body":"Section 2–203. Initiating and responding tribunal of the commonwealth. Under this chapter, a tribunal of the commonwealth may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 209D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter209D/Section2-203","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:39Z","sha256":"9c472a8b7168a2c64776dd262801304a83f5fefc1add693802bc4b2b46a7711e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-2-202","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-2-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}