Massachusetts Code — 210
Browse 27 sections in division 210 of the Massachusetts code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 1. Nature of adoption; district or juvenile court
- § 2. Written consent of certain persons; form of consent; identification of father
- § 2A. Decree of adoption; entry; conditions precedent
- § 2B. Adoption decrees; mandatory language
- § 3. Dispensing with required consent in certain cases
- § 3B. Registration of interest for pre-adoptive or adoptive placement; criminal record review
- § 4. Notice
- § 4A. Fathers of children born out of wedlock; adoption rights
- § 5. Failure to object after notice; proceedings
- § 5A. Children under fourteen; adoption; regulations; removals
- § 5B. Adoptive custody; factors considered; request for religious designation
- § 5C. Inspection of pleadings, reports, etc.; docket book
- § 5D. Release of information concerning adoption
- § 5E. Department of children and families adoption report
- § 6. Decree of court; force and effect; private hearings
- § 6A. Certificates of adoption
- § 6B. Adoption nunc pro tunc
- § 6C. Agreement for post-adoption contact or communication
- § 6D. Enforcement of agreement
- § 6E. Decisions of adoptive parent on behalf of child
- § 9. Succession to property; right of child adopted in foreign state
- § 10. Second adoption; effect
- § 11. Appeals
- § 11A. Adoption services offered by certain persons or agencies; penalty
- § 12. Petitions for change of name
- § 13. Notice and certificate; decree; entry; conditions precedent
- § 14. Annual return of changes of name