Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 28 (2026)

Rights of married person coming from another state or country

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Section 28. If a married person comes from another state or country into the commonwealth, that married person shall have all the rights, powers and obligations given to married persons by this chapter.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Smith v. Joyce, 658 N.E.2d 677 (Mass. 1995).

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Smith v. Joyce, 658 N.E.2d 677 (Mass. 1995). “209A order and at the same time make any appropriate conforming change in an outstanding custody (or support) order (see G. L. c. 209, § 28 [1994 ed.]). The defendant is entitled to have that portion of the June 29, 1993, order vacated that directs him to stay away from his sons.”

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