Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 209c - Children Born Out of Wedlock
Section 19 - Judgment or Temporary Order of Support; Enforcement

Section 19. A judgment of support issued in conclusion of a proceeding under this chapter or a temporary support order issued under this chapter may be enforced with one or more of the following methods:
(1) contempt in accordance with sections thirty-four and thirty-four A of chapter two hundred and fifteen;
(2) execution of the judgment;
(3) attachment of or lien against property;
(4) trustee process, in accordance with the provisions of chapter two hundred and forty-six;
(5) equitable actions to reach and apply for the enforcement of judgments; and
(6) any other civil remedy available for the enforcement of judgments or for the enforcement of support or custody orders entered under chapter two hundred and eight, and two hundred and nine, or received, entered or registered pursuant to chapter two hundred and nine D, including any remedy available under chapter 119A.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations

Title III - Domestic Relations

Chapter 209c - Children Born Out of Wedlock

Section 1 - Declaration of Purpose; Definition; Responsibility for Support

Section 2 - Paternity; Acknowledgment or Adjudication; Statistical Information of Parties; Transmission to Registrar

Section 3 - Paternity and Support Actions; Jurisdiction; Enforcement of Prior Orders or Judgments; Juvenile Court Commitment Proceedings; Parents Convicted of First Degree Murder

Section 4 - Venue; Service

Section 5 - Persons Entitled to Maintain Actions or Execute Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage; Parties

Section 6 - Presumption of Paternity; Mandatory Joinder

Section 7 - Representation in Paternity Actions; Appointment of Counsel; Burden of Proof

Section 8 - Judgment of Paternity; Age of Father; Notice

Section 9 - Judgment or Order for Support; Health Insurance; Financial Statement; Determination of Amount; Notice

Section 10 - Award of Custody; Criteria

Section 11 - Acknowledgment of Parentage; Approval; Parental Agreements Regarding Custody, Support and Visitation

Section 12 - Trial; Exclusion of Public

Section 13 - Inspection of Documents; Copies; Segregation of Records

Section 14 - Complaints Brought Prior to Birth

Section 15 - Temporary Orders; Enforcement; Information Required to Be Given to Petitioner; Domestic Violence Record Search

Section 16 - Competency to Testify; Refusal to Testify; Costs of Tests; Admissibility of Evidence; Failure of Party to Attend; Testimony by Telephone or Affidavit

Section 17 - Genetic Marker Tests; Affidavit; Refusal to Submit to Test; Costs

Section 18 - Judgments or Orders of Support; Enforcement

Section 19 - Judgment or Temporary Order of Support; Enforcement

Section 20 - Modification of Judgments; Jurisdiction

Section 21 - Action to Determine Mother and Child Relationship

Section 22 - Proceedings Barred Under This Chapter

Section 23 - Intermarriage of Parents; Jurisdiction

Section 24 - Forms