{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-3-314","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209D, § 3-314","heading":"Limited immunity of petitioner","body":"Section 3–314. Limited immunity of petitioner.\n(a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney or through services provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer personal jurisdiction over the petitioner in another proceeding.\n(b) A petitioner is not amenable to service of civil process while physically present in the commonwealth to participate in a proceeding under this chapter.\n(c) The immunity granted by this section does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to a proceeding under this chapter committed by a party while physically present in the commonwealth to participate in the proceeding.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 209D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter209D/Section3-314","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:40Z","sha256":"be238039a1159575fab80b313e7d738e8c8c2dc28c8548eb67c0cb145ad6ea78","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-3-313","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-3-315"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}