{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-210-10","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 10","heading":"Second adoption; effect","body":"Section 10. If the child has been previously adopted, all the legal consequences of the former decree shall, upon a subsequent adoption, determine, except so far as any interest in property may have vested in the adopted child, and a decree to that effect shall be entered on the records of the court.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 210"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter210/Section10","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:40Z","sha256":"9f45d4265bd5c8066dd3e13522a7616967951f2cff59aa5fb89af1d93df09294","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-210-9","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-210-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}