HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3069        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Judith A. Garcia

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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 relative to jurisdiction in paternity actions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Judith A. Garcia

11th Suffolk

1/20/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

3/21/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3069        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

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By Representative Garcia of Chelsea, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3594) of Judith A. Garcia and Samantha Montaño relative to jurisdiction in paternity actions.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to jurisdiction in paternity actions.

 

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

Section 39M of chapter 119 is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(i) For the purposes of a special findings determination pursuant to subsection (b), the following shall be considered abuse, neglect and abandonment of a child by their father: (i) the refusal of the father to acknowledge the child’s paternity; (ii) a finding that the child’s conception was a result of a sexual assault against the mother by the father; or (iii) a history of domestic violence by the father against the mother.