Massachusetts Code § 223A-9

Documents issued in proceedings outside commonwealth; service within commonwealth
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Section 9. ( a ) A court of this commonwealth may order service upon any person who is domiciled or can be found within this commonwealth of any document issued in connection with a proceeding in a tribunal outside this commonwealth. The order may be made upon application of any interested person or in response to a letter rogatory issued by a tribunal outside this commonwealth and shall direct the manner of service.
( b ) Service in connection with a proceeding in a tribunal outside this commonwealth may be made within this commonwealth without an order of court.
( c ) Service under this section shall not, of itself, require the recognition or enforcement of an order, judgment or decree rendered outside this commonwealth.

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