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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B – Massachusetts Child Custody Jurisdiction Act | Midpage
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Massachusetts General Laws
Part II
Title III
Chapter 209B
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B
Massachusetts Child Custody Jurisdiction Act
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Definitions
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Jurisdiction
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Affidavits; contents; amendment; examination under oath; disclosure of addresses
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Parties; joinder; service of process
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Notice and opportunity to be heard; proper parties
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Notice; nonresidents; proof of service
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Jurisdiction; determination of appropriate forum; factors
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Personal appearance before court; expenses
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Testimony of witnesses outside state
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Foreign courts; evidentiary hearings; transfer of information; orders to appear within state; expenses
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Custody proceedings in foreign courts; evidentiary hearings within state; transfer of information; orders to appear in foreign court; expenses
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Custody judgment of foreign state; filing within state; enforcement of judgment within state; expenses
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Preservation of record; time; copies
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International custody determinations; recognition
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Gender-affirming health care services of children; law of jurisdiction outside of commonwealth; custody, parenting time and visitation; abuse, neglect or maltreatment; consideration of the likely disruption or cessation of gender-affirming health care services in the alteration of custody, parenting time or visitation