HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3193        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3109

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joan Meschino

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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 make juvenile court custody orders fully enforceable.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

1/20/2017

Juana B. Matias

16th Essex

 

Bud Williams

11th Hampden

 

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3193        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3109

By Ms. Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3109) of Joan Meschino and others for legislation to grant the Probate and Family Court Department exclusive jurisdiction to modify or enforce orders awarding legal custody of children.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1440 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to make juvenile court custody orders fully enforceable.

 

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.  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.