An Act relative to adoptions
This bill amends a Massachusetts adoption law to clarify the legal standard for adoption documents. It replaces the phrase "state or the country where it was executed" with "commonwealth or the laws of the place where it was executed." The change specifically affects adoption paperwork processed in Massachusetts, ensuring documents comply with either Massachusetts law or the laws of the location where the adoption was finalized. This is a technical clarification to improve consistency in adoption documentation procedures, with no new rights or obligations created.
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1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
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Legislator
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Lindsay Sabadosa
DDemocratic
Co
Billy MacGregor
DDemocratic
Co
Bruce Tarr
RRepublican
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Carmine Gentile
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Flanagan
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Worrell
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Cahill
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Sena
DDemocratic
Co
David Linsky
DDemocratic
Co
Hannah Kane
RRepublican
Co
Jason Lewis
DDemocratic
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