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 The purpose of this change is to eliminate outdated and non-inclusive language in the statute, including replacing the word “paternity” with the word “parentage,” and to address the establishment of legal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,…”
Read the entire article: https://www.bowditch.com/allinthefamily/2024/08/02/the-massachusetts-parentage-act-is-here-learn-what-it-means-for-families/