Massachusetts Chapter 210 — Adoption of Children and Change of Names
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 1— Nature of adoption; district or juvenile court
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 2— Written consent of certain persons; form of consent; identification of father
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 2A— Decree of adoption; entry; conditions precedent
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 2B— Adoption decrees; mandatory language
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 3— Dispensing with required consent in certain cases
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 3A— Repealed, 1972, 800, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 3B— Registration of interest for pre-adoptive or adoptive placement; criminal record review
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 4— Notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 4A— Fathers of children born out of wedlock; adoption rights
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 5— Failure to object after notice; proceedings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 5A— Children under fourteen; adoption; regulations; removals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 5B— Adoptive custody; factors considered; request for religious designation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 5C— Inspection of pleadings, reports, etc.; docket book
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 5D— Release of information concerning adoption
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 5E— Department of children and families adoption report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 6— Decree of court; force and effect; private hearings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 6A— Certificates of adoption
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 6B— Adoption nunc pro tunc
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 6C— Agreement for post-adoption contact or communication
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 6D— Enforcement of agreement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 6E— Decisions of adoptive parent on behalf of child
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 7— Repealed, 2012, 140, Sec. 57
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 8— Repealed, 2012, 140, Sec. 58
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 9— Succession to property; right of child adopted in foreign state
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 10— Second adoption; effect
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 11— Appeals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 11A— Adoption services offered by certain persons or agencies; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 12— Petitions for change of name
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 13— Notice and certificate; decree; entry; conditions precedent
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 14— Annual return of changes of name