HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2808        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2262

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to repeal the Adopted Children's Act.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

1/21/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2808        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2262

By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2262) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to adopted children.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act to repeal the Adopted Children's Act.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Chapter 27 of the acts of 1969 is hereby amended by striking out section 2, as last amended by sections 101, 102, 159 and 160 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 2.  Section 8 of chapter 210 of the General Laws as amended by section 1 of this act shall be applicable only to grants, trust settlements, entails, devises or bequests executed after September 1, 1969.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect on April 15, 2009, but nothing in section 1 shall affect the validity of any action taken or any distribution made or obligated to be made pursuant to chapter 524 of the acts of 2008.  In addition, section 1 shall not apply to any proceedings relating to chapter 524 of the acts of 2008 that were pending in court on or before July 1, 2009.