Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C § 28E

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 209C:28E - [Effective 1/1/2025] Jurisdiction over surrogacy agreements

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.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 209C:28E

Added by Acts 2024, c. 166,§ 65, eff. 1/1/2025.