110 Mass. Reg. 4.13
The Department may accept a Voluntary Placement Agreement from a mature child, without signature of any parent(s). However, such Voluntary Placement Agreements (signed only by the mature child) will only be accepted and honored by the Department for a period of 72 hours thereafter. During that 72 hour period, the Department shall notify the parent(s) of the child, verbally or in writing, that the child has signed a Voluntary Placement Agreement with the Department and is in substitute care. During that 72 hour period, parent(s) shall not have the right to revoke or terminate the Voluntary Placement Agreement. nor shall they have the right to know the whereabouts of the child, unless the child specifically agrees and unless the Department determines that to so inform the parent(s) would not be contrary to the child's best interests. At the conclusion of the 72 hour period, the Department shall either return the child to his/her parent(s), or shall institute court proceedings to obtain custody of the child, or shall obtain a Voluntary Placement Agreement signed by the mature child's parent(s).
110 CMR 4.13