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2020 Massachusetts General Laws
Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
Title III - Domestic Relations
Chapter 209c - Children Born Out of Wedlock
Section 7 - Representation in Paternity Actions; Appointment of Counsel; Burden of Proof
Universal Citation: MA Gen L ch 209c § 7 (2020)
Section 7. Actions under this chapter shall be civil actions. The IV–D agency, as set forth in chapter one hundred and nineteen A, may appear on behalf of a plaintiff in an action to establish paternity. In actions in which custody or visitation are contested, court may appoint counsel to represent either party whenever the interests of justice require.
The burden of proof in proceedings under this chapter to establish paternity shall be by clear and convincing evidence.
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