By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset(by request), petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4269) of Patricia A. Haddad for legislation to regulate the continuing of support and educationoof certain dependent children. The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Patricia A. Haddad

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to support orders

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 28 of chapter 208 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out in lines 64 to 70 the following words:

The court may make appropriate orders of maintenance, support and education for any child who has attained age twenty-one but who has not attained age twenty-three, if such child is domiciled in the home of a parent, and is principally dependent upon said parent for maintenance due to the enrollment of such child in an educational program, excluding educational cost beyond an undergraduate degree.