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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258E, § 2 (2026)

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Section 2. Proceedings under this chapter shall be filed, heard and determined in the superior court department or the respective divisions of the district court department or the Boston municipal court department having venue over the plaintiff's residence. The juvenile court department shall have exclusive jurisdiction of proceedings under this chapter in which the defendant is under the age of 18. Such proceedings shall be filed, heard and determined in the division of the juvenile court department having venue over the plaintiff's residence.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: A.T. v. C.R., 39 N.E.3d 744 (Mass. App. Ct. 2015).
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A.T. v. C.R., 39 N.E.3d 744 (Mass. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 2× “9 G. L. c. 258E, § 2. As a result, it is fair to conclude that, when the Legislature deliberately entrusted to the trial court department most experienced with juveniles exclusive authority to issue harassment orders against them, it had young people’s limitations and abilities…”
Orla O. v. Patience P., 100 Mass. App. Ct. 126 (Mass. App. Ct. 2021). “258E complaints against juveniles, see G. L. c. 258E, § 2, indicates that the Legislature "had young people's limitations and abilities particularly in mind," but did not "intend[] to put [them] beyond the reach of G.”
A.T. v. C.R., No. AC 14-P-1408 (Mass. App. Ct. Oct. 16, 2015). · cites it 2× “9 G. L. c. 258E, § 2. As a result, it is fair to conclude that, when the Legislature deliberately entrusted to the trial court department most 9 In addition, when the Legislature changed the age for determining who was a juvenile from under seventeen to under eighteen, § 2 of…”
A.P. v. M.T., No. AC 16-P-202 (Mass. App. Ct. Sept. 1, 2017). “G. L. c. 258E, § 2, as amended by St. 2014, c.”
Dever v. Ward, 92 Mass. App. Ct. 175 (Mass. App. Ct. 2017). “See G. L. c. 258E, § 2. 5 Finally, Dever alleged that during the course of the FINRA arbitration the defendants, through pleadings and other communications, conveyed to the arbitrators information about Dever's threatening and harassing conduct, including copies of the criminal…”
Greenspan v. MasMarques, No. 1:23-cv-10134, 2024 WL 1258062 (D. Mass. Mar. 25, 2024). “Mass. Gen. L. c. 258E, § 2. In addition to this express, statutory language, the only federal court to address this matter has found the defendant’s argument persuasive.”
J.L. v. B.Z., 255 N.E.3d 631 (Mass. App. Ct. 2025). “See G. L. c. 258E, § 2 (jurisdiction limited to Superior Court, District Court, Boston Municipal Court, and Juvenile Court).”
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