Massachusetts § 28E Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction of court

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 28E — Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction of court

Massachusetts § 28E

Part IIREAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Title IIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 209CCHILDREN BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 28E (2026).

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[ Text of section added by 2024, 166, Sec. 65 effective January 1, 2025.  See 2024, 166, Sec. 67.]Section 28E. After the execution of a surrogacy agreement and before the date of termination of the surrogacy agreement pursuant its terms or 180 days after the birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under the surrogacy agreement, whichever occurs earlier, the court conducting a proceeding under sections 28 to 28P, inclusive, shall have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over all matters arising out of the surrogacy agreement;  provided, however, that the court shall not have jurisdiction over a child custody or child support proceeding if jurisdiction is not otherwise authorized by the laws of the commonwealth.

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[ Text of section added by 2024, 166, Sec. 65 effective January 1, 2025. See 2024, 166, Sec. 67.]Section 28E. After the execution of a surrogacy agreement and before the date of termination of the surrogacy agreement pursuant its terms or 180 days after the birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under the surrogacy agreement, whichever occurs earlier, the court conducting a proceeding under sections 28 to 28P, inclusive, shall have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over all matters arising out of the surrogacy agreement; provided, however, that the court shall not have jurisdiction over a child custody or child support proceeding if jurisdiction is not otherwise authorized by the laws of the commonwealth.