SENATE, No. 71

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 71) of Cynthia S. Creem and John W. Scibak; for legislation relative to the birth certificates of certain adopted children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

AN ACT relative to the birth certificates of certain adopted children

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

SECTION 1. Subsection (g) of section 13 of chapter 46 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-

If a child who was in the custody of the department of social services is adopted and the adopting parents surrender the child to the department, such child shall have the right to change his birth certificate back to his biological name.