{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-6-616","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209D, § 6-616","heading":"Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification","body":"Section 6–616. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the Convention may register that order in the commonwealth under sections 6–601 to 6–608, inclusive, if the order has not been registered. A petition or comparable pleading for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration or at another time. The petition or pleading must specify the grounds for modification.\n{HG4}ARTICLE 7. SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 209D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter209D/Section6-616","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:40Z","sha256":"21f41d306e121d988ce34f35e8aaed267e7f2b95da2235587c4445a1537e65e6","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-6-615","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-7-701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}