{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-4-402","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209D, § 4-402","heading":"Proceeding to determine parentage","body":"Section 4–402. Proceeding to determine parentage. A tribunal of the commonwealth authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this chapter or a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter.\n{HG4}ARTICLE 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER WITHOUT REGISTRATION","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 209D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter209D/Section4-402","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:40Z","sha256":"b32d9e95cf9efe2f7d5f06565f608832781e1b3b6f14ddd74f8997b57c82cb3d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-4-401","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-5-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}