HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1540 FILED ON: 1/17/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1443 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Kay Khan _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act to protect the interests of children who are subjects of restraining orders. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1540 FILED ON: 1/17/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1443 By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1443) of Kay Khan, Marcos A. Devers and Alice Hanlon Peisch for legislation to protect the interests of children who are subjects of restraining orders. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to protect the interests of children who are subjects of restraining orders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section ? of Chapter 209A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting (where) the following:- The juvenile court may modify or vacate any order under this chapter that relates to a child, if there is a proceeding in the juvenile court regarding that child. |
