Press Releases
Probate and Family Court Department

 

Date Subject 05.07.13 Probate and Family Court Announces Release of Online Child Support Document Assembly Module 01/08/13 Probate and Family Court Announces Internet Access to Publicly Available Estate and Administration Cases 10/26/12 Probate and Family Court Releases a Procedural Advisory and Revised Estate and Administration Forms        >>>   MUPC Procedural Advisory 08/15/12 Probate and Family Court Announces New Guardianship Form and Procedure, Effective August 27th, 2012 07/09/12 Probate and Family Court Announces Amendments to Fee Schedule Effective 07/09/2012        >>>   Press Release Announcing Amendments to Fee Schedule Effective 07/09/2012        >>>   New Fee Schedule Effective 07/09/2012 07/09/12 Probate and Family Court Announces Amendments to the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code and the Enactment of the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code 07.09.12 Child Support Guidelines Task Force Seeks Public Comment 06/19/12 Probate and Family Court Announces Changes to Standing Order 2-99: Clarifying Rules that Apply to Post-Hearing Relief        >>>   Standing Order 2-99-Clarifying Rules that Apply to Post-Hearing Relief(with changes highlighted)        >>>   Standing Order 2-99-Clarifying Rules that Apply to Post-Hearing Relief(with changes incorporated) 04/30/12 Trial Court Child Support Guidelines Task Force is Seeking Public Comment and Suggestions 03/30/12 Probate and Family Court Notice Re: New Probate Law Effective March 31, 2012 03/21/12 Probate and Family Court Announces New MUPC Probate and Estate Forms: Effective March 31, 2012 12/29/11 Probate and Family Court Communicates Delayed Implementation of MUPC until March 31, 2012 12/16/11 New Supplemental Rules of the Probate and Family Court Approved by the Supreme Judicial Court: Effective January 2, 2012 06/20/11 Notice Inviting Comment, Proposed Changes to Probate and Family Court Rules 06/20/11 Probate and Family Court Announces the Implementatin of Standing Order 4-11 Entitled Administrative Process for Uncontested Rogers Reviews and Extensions with Related Forms 05/31/11 Probate and Family Court Announces the Release of New and Revised Forms for Guardianship and Conservatorship Matters 05/06/11 Probate And Family Court Releases Standing Orders 1-11, 2-11, and 3-11        >>>   Standing Order 1-11        >>>   Standing Order 2-11        >>>   Standing Order 3-11 and forms 01/05/11 Probate And Family Court Announces Appointment of Mark S. Ames as Temporary Register of Probate for the Hampshire Division 12/31/10 Probate and Family Court Introduces Bilingual Short Form Financial Statement 04/12/10 Probate and Family Court Announces an Alternative Option to Meet the Parent Education Requirement in Limited Circumstances 04/08/10 Probate and Family Court Announces New Standing Order 1-10 Regarding Special Procedures for Cases Involving Children        >>>   Standing Order 1-10 03/19/10 Probate and Family Court Announces Issuance of Scheduling Practices and Procedures         >>>   Scheduling Practices and Procedures 11/18/09 Judges to Legalize Over 200 Adoptions on National Adoption Day on November 20 - Middlesex Juvenile Court in Cambridge Designated as Lead Court 11/18/09 Probate and Family Court Announces Pilot Project - Suffolk Division Policy Concerning the Handling of Certain Guardianship Cases 11/09/09 Probate and Family Court Announces the Temporary Closure of the Concord Probate and Family Court Session 06/30/09 Probate and Family Court Announces Changes to Rules, Standing Orders, and Uniform Practices - Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code - Effective July 1, 2009 06/23/09 Probate and Family Court Announces Release of New Guardianship and Conservatorship Forms 06/10/09 Probate and Family Court Announces New Medical Certificate Form Effective July 1, 2009 04/24/09 Probate and Family Court Announces Changes to Rules 04/23/09 Hampshire Probate and Family Court Sponsors Roundtable on Cultural Issues 04/03/09 Probate and Family Court Participates in Educational Forum at Roxbury Community College 04/01/09 First "Navigation Through the Probate and Family Court" Session a Huge Success 02/12/09 Probate and Family Court Announces Pilot Community Outreach Program to Educate Litigants Regarding the Probate and Family Court Process 01/29/09 Probate and Family Court Announces the Formation of Uniform Probate Code Implementation Committee and Working Groups 12/22/08 Probate and Family Court Announces Amended Practice on Computer-Generated Forms 10/20/08 Probate and Family Court Announces Pilot Parent Education Program for Never Married Parents 08/11/08 Probate and Family Court Announces New Petition for Guardianship of the Person-and-Estate 08/06/08 Probate and Family Court Announces a New Joint Petition for Modification of Child Support Judgment 07/21/08 Probate and Family Court Announces New Standing Order 5-08 Regarding Medical Certificates and Clinical Team Reports 07/15/08 Probate and Family Court Expands GAL Pro Bono Service Program In Partnership with Senior Partners for Justice 05/12/08 Probate and Family Court Announces Client Trust Fund Project Trainings for Guardians Ad Litem 04/16/08 Probate and Family Court Announces Amended Practice on Medical Certificate 04/02/08 Probate and Family Court Announces New Petition for Approval of Entertainment Contracts for Minors 03/31/08 Probate and Family Court Announces Amended Practice on Computer-Generated Forms 03/26/08 Probate and Family Court Announces New Medical Certificate Form Effective April 15, 2008 03/24/08 Probate and Family Court Announces Changes to Parent Education Program Attendance Standing Order 03/05/08 Mandatory Continuing Education Requirements- Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:07, Fee Generating Appointments 03/03/08 Probate and Family Court Announces the Implementation of Standing Order 3-08, Impoundment of Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, Domestic Relations Orders, and Orders Commonly Known as Mangiacotti Orders 02/25/08 Probate and Family Court Announces the Implementation of the Standing Order 2-08 Impoundment of Guardian Ad Litem Reports 01/14/08 Probate and Family Court Announces the Implementation of the New Standards for Category E Guardians Ad Litem/Evaluators and Standing Order 1-08 10/09/07 Probate and Family Court seeks comment on Draft Standing Order- Probate and Family Court's Use of DSS Information 10/02/07 New Chief Justice Sworn in for Probate and Family Court 09/17/07 Judge Paula M. Carey Named Chief Justice of the Probate and Family Court by Chief Justice for Administration and Management Robert A. Mulligan 09/17/07 Probate and Family Court Announces Amended Practice on Computer-Generated Forms 03/27/07 Probate and Family Court Extends Deadline for Comments on Draft Standards for Evaluations and Report Writing for Guardians Ad Litem/Evaluators Appointed Pursuant to G.L. c. 215, § 56A 03/05/07 Probate and Family Court Seeks Comment on Draft Standards for Evaluations and Report Writing for Guardians Ad Litem/Evaluators Appointed Pursuant to G.L. c. 215, § 56A 04/03/06 Probate and Family Court Announces Approval of Standing Order 1-06, "Case Management and Time Standards for Cases Filed in the Probate and Family Court"      >>>Probate and Family Court Time Standards 1-06 04/03/06 Probate and Family Court Announces Confirmation of the Application of Child Support Guidelines in Cases Where Parties Have Made an Agreement 03/13/06 Probate and Family Court Announces Expansion of Pilot Project for Administrative Processing of Uncontested ROGERS Reviews and Extensions to the Suffolk Division 11/28/05 Probate and Family Court Announces Hampshire Division Parent Education Program for Never Married Parents Standing Order 09/26/05 Probate and Family Court Announces Release of I-Care, Automated Self-Help for Guardianship of Minor Cases 01/24/05 Probate and Family Court Administrative Office Announces the Implementation of the New Standards for Category F, Guardians ad Litem/Investigators and Standing Order 1-05 11/19/04 Probate and Family Court Announces Mandatory Training on the New Standards for Category F Guardians Ad Litem/Investigators 02/23/04 Probate and Family Court Announces Request For Proposals For Developing Standards for Evaluations and Report Writing for Guardians Ad Litem/Evaluators Pursuant to G.L. c. 215, § 56A 01/30/04 Probate and Family Court Announces Repeal of Standing Order 1-94, Assignment of Cases to the Middlesex Satellite Sessions 01/05/04 Hon. Joseph L. Hart, Jr. Designated First Justice of the Worcester Division of the Probate and Family Court 12/11/03 Probate and Family Court Department is Considering Repeal of Standing Order 1-94 12/8/03 Probate and Family Court Announces Completion on Mandatory Domestic Violence Trainings for All Guardians Ad Litem in Child Welfare Cases 11/03/03 Probate and Family Court Seeks Comment on Final Draft Standards for Investigations and Report Writing for Guardians Ad Litem/Investigators Pursuant to G.L. c. 215, § 56A 08/13/03 Probate and Family Court Announces that "Putting Kids First" Is Not an Approved Parent Education Program 07/28/03 Probate and Family Court Announces New Dates for the Mandatory Domestic Violence Training for All Guardians Ad Litem in Child Welfare Cases 07/14/03 Detailed Instructions for Financial Statement Available from Probate and Family Court 07/10/03 Probate and Family Court Increase in Filing Fees 07/10/03 Probate and Family Court Announces Changes to Parent Education Program Attendance Standing Order 06/23/03 Middlesex Division of the Probate and Family Court Opens New Family Law Information Center 04/14/03 Probate and Family Court Awards Contract for Developing Standards for Investigations and Report Writing for Guardians Ad Litem/Investigators Pursuant to G.L. c. 215, § 56A 03/31/03 Norfolk Division of the Probate and Family Court to Relocate to Canton 03/28/03 Probate and Family Court Announces Pilot Education and Enhancement Program in the Norfolk Division 03/17/03 Probate and Family Court Announces Request for Proposals for Developing Standards for Investigations and Report Writing for Guardians Ad Litem/Investigators Pursuant to G.L. c. 215, § 56A 03/17/03 Probate and Family Court Announces the Mandatory Domestic Violence Training for All Guardians Ad Litem in Child Welfare Cases 01/25/03 Probate and Family Court Posts Informational Materials in Judiciary's "Self Help Center" 12/11/01 Probate and Family Court Releases Informational Pamphlets for Spanish and Portuguese Speaking Litigants 10/01/01 Probate and Family Court Releases New Guardianship Guides 08/29/01 Chief Justice Releases Spanish Pro Se Informational Pamphlet 06/25/01 Probate and Family Court Seeks GAL's in Protective Services 06/18/01 Chief Justice Releases First in Series of Pro Se Informational Materials 04/30/01 Probate and Family Court Seeks Rogers Monitors 03/05/01 Probate and Family Court Seeks GAL's/Next Friends 01/08/01 Probate and Family Court Seeks Investigators, Next Friends 12/04/00 Probate and Family Court Seeks Clinical GAL's 05/31/00 Application Deadline Extended - Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:07 Fee-Generating Appointments - Probate and Family Court Pilot Program - Category D 05/05/00 Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:07 Fee-Generating Appointments and the Maintenance of Appointment Dockets - Probate and Family Court Pilot Program - Category D 04/17/00 Chief Justice Dunphy Appoints David A. Schwartz As Pro Se Coordinator 12/22/99 Chief Justice Dunphy Appoints Christine W. Yurgelun As Coordinator of Court-Connected Dispute Resolution Services