Massachusetts legislation about infant custody and parenting time
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Massachusetts laws and regulations
MGL c. 208, § 28 Care, custody and maintenanceMGL c. 208, § 28A Temporary careMGL c. 208, § 29 Minor kids, international divorcesMGL c. 208, § 30 elimination of son or daughter from stateMGL c. 208, § 31 Shared custodyMGL c. 208, § 31A Consideration of abuseMGL c. 208, § 32 Bringing child before courtMGL c. 209, § 38 Visitation and custody instructions; consideration of punishment toward moms and dad or youngster; interest that is best of childMGL c. 209B Uniform infant custody Jurisdiction ActMGL c. 209C, § 10 honor of custody; requirements. Ahead of or in the lack of an adjudication or acknowledgment that is voluntary of, the caretaker shall have custody of a young child created away from wedlock.
Chosen cases
A.H. V. M.P., 447 Mass. 828 (2006) a lady whom never ever adopted the kid of her same-sex partner, “although she ended up being well conscious of the significance of performing this, ” and wasn’t the main caretaker when it comes to youngster, would not have a right in law to parenting time or a help contract as a “de facto moms and dad. ” Further, the court declined to look at a “parent by estoppel, ” theory as defined into the ALI Principles regarding the statutory Law of Family Dissolution § 2.03 (2002).