Massachusetts § 7A Review and approval of orders or judgments

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 7A — Review and approval of orders or judgments

Massachusetts § 7A

Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES

Title ICOURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS

Ch. 221BCHILD SUPPORT HEARING OFFICERS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221B, § 7A (2026).

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Section 7A. Each order or judgment of a hearing officer described in section six shall be presented to a justice of the division in which he is sitting within twenty-four hours for review and approval. The justice shall examine the record and sign each order or judgment unless he makes written findings that the hearing officer committed an error of law, that the decision is not supported by substantial evidence, or that it constitutes an abuse of discretion.

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Section 7A. Each order or judgment of a hearing officer described in section six shall be presented to a justice of the division in which he is sitting within twenty-four hours for review and approval. The justice shall examine the record and sign each order or judgment unless he makes written findings that the hearing officer committed an error of law, that the decision is not supported by substantial evidence, or that it constitutes an abuse of discretion.

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