General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
TITLE III. DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
CHAPTER 210. ADOPTION OF CHILDREN AND CHANGE OF NAMES |
SECTION 10. Second adoption; effect
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If the child has been previously adopted, all the legal consequences of the former decree shall, upon a subsequent adoption, determine, except so far as any interest in property may have vested in the adopted child, and a decree to that effect shall be entered on the records of the court.