SECTION 1. Section 26 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection:-
(d) The probate and family court department shall have exclusive jurisdiction to modify or enforce an order entered under chapter 119 awarding permanent legal custody of a child to the child’s parent to the same extent that it has jurisdiction over a complaint for modification or enforcement of a foreign judgment.
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