Press Releases
Probate and Family Court Department

 

Date Subject 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