Section 9. Orders or judgments of a hearing officer shall be effective immediately unless stayed by a justice. Orders or judgments of a hearing officer shall not be stayed except by a justice of the division in which it was rendered, and in the event of such a stay the justice shall make a superseding order or judgment within seven calendar days.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers
Chapter 221b - Child Support Hearing Officers
Section 2 - Certification of Officers; Performance Review; Recertification and Removal
Section 3 - Committee on Child Support Hearing Officers; Membership; Terms; Chairman
Section 4 - Child Support Cases; Procedures; Power of Hearing Officers
Section 6 - Powers of Hearing Officers
Section 7 - Power of Hearing Officers to Make Orders
Section 7a - Review and Approval of Orders or Judgments
Section 8 - Reconsideration Hearing