MA H1674

Courts prohibited from granting visitation or custody rights to parents convicted of rape, sexual assault, or related crimes under Chapter 265 and Chapter 272 when seeking access to a child conceived during the crime

Protections extend to cases where charges were continued without a finding or where clear and convincing evidence establishes the crime occurred, regardless of whether a conviction was obtained

Additional restrictions apply to parents convicted of assault (Section 13A) or human trafficking (Section 15D) when the victim was pregnant, became pregnant from the crime, or a child was victim/witness to the crime

Exception allows visitation or custody only if found to be in the child's best interests AND the mother affirmatively consents

Creates irrebuttable presumption of parental unfitness for adoption proceedings when parent committed enumerated sex crimes, while preserving the child's inheritance rights and the perpetrator's child support obligations