Section 5A–402. [Registration of Protective Orders.]
If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in the commonwealth, the conservator appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order in the commonwealth by filing, as a foreign judgment in a court of the commonwealth, in a division of the probate and family court in which property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of the order and letters of office and of any bond.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
Chapter 190b - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
Article 5a - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
Section 5a-104 - Communication Between Courts
Section 5a-105 - Cooperation Between Courts
Section 5a-106 - Taking Testimony in Another State
Section 5a-201 - Definitions; Significant Connection Factors
Section 5a-202 - Exclusive Basis
Section 5a-204 - Special Jurisdiction
Section 5a-205 - Exclusive and Continuing Jurisdiction
Section 5a-206 - Appropriate Forum
Section 5a-207 - Jurisdiction Declined by Reason of Conduct
Section 5a-208 - Notice of Proceeding
Section 5a-209 - Proceedings in More Than One State
Section 5a-301 - Transfer of Guardianship or Conservatorship to Another State
Section 5a-302 - Accepting Guardianship or Conservatorship Transferred From Another State
Section 5a-401 - Registration of Guardianship Orders
Section 5a-402 - Registration of Protective Orders
Section 5a-403 - Effect of Registration
Section 5a-501 - Uniformity of Application and Construction
Section 5a-502 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act