Probate and Family Court Department
Guidelines and Standards

  

• Standing Order 1-10 - Special Procedures for Cases Involving Children
• Standing Order 1-06 - Case Management and Time Standards for Cases Filed in Probate and Family Court   
• Standing Order 3-08 - Impoundment of Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, Domestic Relations Orders and Orders Commonly Known as Mangiacotti Orders   

 

Limited Assistance Representation

• Order of the Supreme Judicial Court: In Re: Limited Representation Pilot Project
       >> Frequently Asked Questions for Litigants
       >> Frequently Asked Questions for Judges, Court Personnel and Attorneys

  >>Hampden Division List of LAR Qualified Attorneys

Forms
     >> Notice of Limited Appearance
     >> Notice of Withdrawal of Limited Appearance




• Judicial Guidelines for Civil Hearings Involving Self-Represented Litigants

• Administrative Process for Uncontested Rogers Reviews and Extensions
• Motion for Counsel Fees Pendente Lite
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
  • Information about mediation, conciliation, dispute intervention and other ways you might settle your disputes without going to trial.
• Child Support Guidelines