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Mass. General Laws c.209C

Children born out of wedlock

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§ 1 Declaration of purpose; definition; responsibility for support 
§ 2 Paternity; acknowledgment or adjudication; statistical information of parties; transmission to registrar 
§ 3 Paternity and support actions; jurisdiction; enforcement of prior orders or judgments; juvenile court commitment proceedings; parents convicted of first degree murder 
§ 4 Venue; service 
§ 5 Persons entitled to maintain actions or execute voluntary acknowledgment of parentage; parties 
§ 6 Presumption of paternity; mandatory joinder 
§ 7 Representation in paternity actions; appointment of counsel; burden of proof 
§ 8 Judgment of paternity; age of father; notice 
§ 9 Judgment or order for support; health insurance; financial statement; determination of amount; notice 

Amended by St.2019, c.34, §§ 20-21, effective July 8, 2019

§ 10 Award of custody; criteria 
§ 11 Acknowledgment of parentage; approval; parental agreements regarding custody, support and visitation 
§ 12 Trial; exclusion of public 
§ 13 Inspection of documents; copies; segregation of records 
§ 14 Complaints brought prior to birth 
§ 15 Temporary orders; enforcement; information required to be given to petitioner; domestic violence record search 
§ 16 Competency to testify; refusal to testify; costs of tests; admissibility of evidence; failure of party to attend; testimony by telephone or affidavit 
§ 17 Genetic marker tests; affidavit; refusal to submit to test; costs 
§ 18 Judgments or orders of support; enforcement 
§ 19 Judgment or temporary order of support; enforcement 
§ 20 Modification of judgments; jurisdiction 
§ 21 Action to determine mother and child relationship 
§ 22 Proceedings barred under this chapter 
§ 23 Intermarriage of parents; jurisdiction 
§ 24 Forms 

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