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ALM GL ch. 209A, § 8
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The 1999 amendment added the third paragraph.
The 2000 amendment, effective Sept 28, 2000, deleted the former first and third paragraphs and added the current
second paragraph. The former first paragraph read: "Upon the request of the plaintiff, the court shall impound the
plaintiff's address by excluding same from the complaint and from all other court documents which are available for
public inspection or a protection order issued by another jurisdiction, and shall ensure that the address is kept
confidential from the defendant and defendant's attorney." The former third paragraph read: "The portions of records of
cases arising out of an action brought by a plaintiff under the provisions of this chapter, which consist of such plaintiff's
current residential address, former residential address, residential telephone number and workplace name, address and
telephone number, shall be kept confidential from the defendant and defendant's attorney and shall be withheld from
public inspection except by order of the court; provided, however, that such portions of such records shall be accessible
at all reasonable times to inspection by the plaintiff, the plaintiff's attorney and to others specifically authorized by the
plaintiff to obtain such information; and provided, further, that such portions of such records shall not be kept
confidential from the defendant and the defendant's attorney if they are required to appear on a court order against such
defendant issued under the provisions of this chapter. Such portion of the records shall not be deemed to be public under
the provisions of clause 26th of section 7 of chapter 4. Upon request of the plaintiff, the court shall impound the
plaintiff's current and former residential address, telephone number and workplace name, address and telephone number
consistent with this section." Section 100 provides:
Section 100. Sections 22, 23 and 24 shall apply to complaints filed pursuant to chapter 209A of the General Laws,
on or after 90 days following enactment.
Jurisprudence
24 Am Jur 2d, Divorce & Separation §§ 265-268.
Annotations
Validity and application of statute allowing endangered child to be temporarily removed from parental custody. 38
ALR4th 756.
Treatise References
Brisk, Hoag, MacLaughin-Barck, Massachusetts Elder Law (Michie) §§ 1.7, 2.4.
Harvey, Moriarty, Bryant, Massachusetts Domestic Relations, 2d Ed. (Michie) §§ 4.12, 16.02, 51:2, Form 208.
Law Reviews
Buel, Violence Against Women: Effective Assistance of Counsel for Battered Women Defendants: A Normative
Construct. 26 Harv Women's LJ 217.
Lininger, A Better Way to Disarm Batterers. 54 Hastings LJ 525 (March, 2003).
Long, Commonwealth v. Gonsalves: Erroneously Expanding the Concept of Police Interrogation Set Forth in
Crawford v. Washington to Include Investigatory Police Interrogations. 33 N.E. J. on Crim. & Civ. Con. 171 (Winter,
2007).
Tracia, Navigating the Waters of Massachusetts Child Relocation Law: Assessing The Application of the Real
Advantage Standard. 13 Suffolk J. Trial & App. Adv. 139 (2008).
Buel and Drew, Do Ask and Do Tell: Rethinking the Lawyer's Duty to Warn in Domestic Violence Cases. 75 U.
Cin. L. Rev. 447 (Winter, 2006).