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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  3. Title III DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  4. Chapter 209C CHILDREN BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK
  5. Section 28 Application of sections 28 to 28P; venue

Section 28

Section 28: Application of sections 28 to 28P; venue

[ Text of section added by 2024, 166, Sec. 65 effective January 1, 2025. See 2024, 166, Sec. 67.]

  Section 28. (a) Sections 28 to 28P, inclusive, shall apply to nonmarital and marital children. This section shall not apply to the birth of a child conceived by sexual intercourse or assisted reproduction under section 27.

  (b) Venue for proceedings under sections 28 to 28P, inclusive, shall be in the county in which: (i) the child resides, is born or pursuant to a surrogacy agreement is expected to be born; (ii) a parent or intended parent of the child resides; (iii) a person acting as a surrogate resides; or (iv) a proceeding has been commenced for administration of the estate of a person who is or may be a parent under this chapter.