Children Born Out of Wedlock

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  2. Massachusetts General Laws
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  4. Domestic Relations
  5. Children Born Out of Wedlock

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Section
1

Declaration of Purpose; Definition; Responsibility for Support

Section
2

Paternity; Acknowledgment or Adjudication; Statistical Information of Parties; Transmission to Registrar

Section
3

Paternity and Support Actions; Jurisdiction; Enforcement of Prior Orders or Judgments; Juvenile Court Commitment Proceedings; Parents Convicted of First Degree Murder

Section
4

Venue; Service

Section
5

Persons Entitled to Maintain Actions or Execute Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage; Parties

Section
6

Presumption of Paternity; Mandatory Joinder

Section
7

Representation in Paternity Actions; Appointment of Counsel; Burden of Proof

Section
8

Judgment of Paternity; Age of Father; Notice

Section
9

Judgment or Order for Support; Health Insurance; Financial Statement; Determination of Amount; Notice

Section
10

Award of Custody; Criteria

Section
11

Acknowledgment of Parentage; Approval; Parental Agreements Regarding Custody, Support and Visitation

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12

Trial; Exclusion of Public

Section
13

Inspection of Documents; Copies; Segregation of Records

Section
14

Complaints Brought Prior to Birth

Section
15

Temporary Orders; Enforcement; Information Required to Be Given to Petitioner; Domestic Violence Record Search

Section
16

Competency to Testify; Refusal to Testify; Costs of Tests; Admissibility of Evidence; Failure of Party to Attend; Testimony by Telephone or Affidavit

Section
17

Genetic Marker Tests; Affidavit; Refusal to Submit to Test; Costs

Section
18

Judgments or Orders of Support; Enforcement

Section
19

Judgment or Temporary Order of Support; Enforcement

Section
20

Modification of Judgments; Jurisdiction

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21

Action to Determine Mother and Child Relationship

Section
22

Proceedings Barred Under This Chapter

Section
23

Intermarriage of Parents; Jurisdiction

Section
24

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