Section 209D:2-204 - Simultaneous proceedings(a) A tribunal of the commonwealth may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if: (1) the petition or comparable pleading in the commonwealth is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;(2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and(3) if relevant, the commonwealth is the home state of the child.(b) A tribunal of the commonwealth may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if: (1) the petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the commonwealth for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the commonwealth;(2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the commonwealth; and(3) if relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209D, § 2-204
Amended by Acts 2016, c. 53,§ 1, eff. 3/31/2016.