The Massachusetts Parentage Act is Here: Learn What It Means for Families

By Bowditch, 08/02/24

“…The MPA changes the title of this chapter to “Nonmarital children and parentage of children.” The purpose of this change is to eliminate outdated and non-inclusive language in the statute, including replacing the word “paternity” with the word “parentage,” and to address the establishment of legal parentage regardless of the circumstances surrounding birth,…”

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