Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 11 (2026)

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Section 11. The supreme judicial court may allow a parent, who, upon a petition for adoption, had no notice of the proceedings before the decree and had neither waived notice in accordance with section two nor been the subject of a decree dispensing with need for notice in accordance with section three, to appeal therefrom within one hundred and twenty days after actual notice thereof.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1928–2022 · leading case: Hodas v. Morin, 442 Mass. 544 (Mass. 2004).

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Hodas v. Morin, 442 Mass. 544 (Mass. 2004). “at 508 , we applied Massachusetts law to invalidate the contract as contrary to Massachusetts public policy as expressed through G. L. c. 210, § 11 A. Id. at 510-513. Massachusetts also seeks to prevent the exploitation of women by prohibiting gestational carrier agreements that…”

Consent to Adoption of a Minor, 296 N.E.2d 176 (Mass. 1973). · cites it 4× “One case was started by a petition filed for hearing by a single justice of this court, asking that the adoption decree be vacated, that the petitioner be informed of the identity and location of the adoptive parents and of the proceedings in which the adoption decree was…”

R.R. v. M.H., 689 N.E.2d 790 (Mass. 1998). “See G. L. c. 210, § 11 A; 102 Code Mass. Regs.”

Adoption of Arlene., 101 Mass. App. Ct. 326 (Mass. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 3× “On August 14, 2019, the putative father filed a petition in the Supreme Judicial Court seeking leave to appeal from the adoption Page 330 decree pursuant to G. L. c. 210, § 11. On December 11, 2019, the Supreme Judicial Court issued an order remanding the matter to the Probate…”

Adoption of Alex, 562 N.E.2d 78 (Mass. 1990). · cites it 4× “The father also seeks to appeal the order of a single justice of this court, denying a petition for leave to appeal the judgment of adoption pursuant to G. L. c. 210, § 11 (1988 ed.). The putative father and the mother met in 1978 and resided together from June, 1979, until…”

Petition for Revocation of a Judgment for Adoption of a Minor, 471 N.E.2d 1348 (Mass. 1984). “G. L. c. 210, § 11. To allow the grandmother more than a year under the statute would place her in a more favorable position than even the natural parents.”

Bessey v. Bessey, 161 N.E. 901 (Mass. 1928). “See, however, G. L. c. 210, § 11, for an express exception.”

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