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Actions Filed Under the Uniform Adult Guardianship & Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

Learn how to transfer guardianships and conservatorships between states under the Uniform Adult Guardianship & Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act (UAGPPJA).

You can file under UAGPPJA if you're bringing a guardianship or conservatorship case into Massachusetts, sending a case from Massachusetts to another state, or registering another state's order in Massachusetts.

If your guardianship case doesn’t need to be transferred, please see Guardianship of Minors or Guardianship & Conservatorship of Incapacitated Persons instead.

Transfer a guardianship or conservatorship case

Transfer a guardianship or conservatorship case to Massachusetts  Transfer a guardianship or conservatorship case to another state 

Register a guardianship or conservatorship order

Register an order from another state 

Guardianship & conservatorship forms

Probate & Family Court forms for guardianship and conservatorship 

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Probate and Family Court locations

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Courts where you can file under UAGPPJA
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