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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 28E Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction of court

Section 28E

Section 28E: Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction of court

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

  Section 28E. After the execution of a surrogacy agreement and before the date of termination of the surrogacy agreement pursuant its terms or 180 days after the birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under the surrogacy agreement, whichever occurs earlier, the court conducting a proceeding under sections 28 to 28P, inclusive, shall have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over all matters arising out of the surrogacy agreement; provided, however, that the court shall not have jurisdiction over a child custody or child support proceeding if jurisdiction is not otherwise authorized by the laws of the commonwealth.