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Available eFiling codes in the Juvenile Court

A list of all available filing codes that can be eFiled into the case types listed on the page eFiling in the Juvenile.

Please refer to eFiling in the Juvenile Court for a list of case types. All other case types and filing codes not listed must be filed by mail or in person.

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Care & Protection

  • Affidavit disclosing care or custody
  • Adoption plan
  • Adoption surrender by father
  • Adoption surrender by mother
  • Affidavit of Indigency
  • Affidavit of Petitioner
  • Attorney (atty) appearance for (party)
  • Appeal withdrawn
  • Birth certificate of child
  • CASA report filed
  • Petition for Sibling visitation
  • Confidential Information Sheet filed
  • Affidavit of proof of service by publication in newspaper
  • DCF report in accordance with G.L. c. 119, s. 21A
  • Motion to Dismiss
  • Divorce decree for (party)
  • Proof of death
  • Ex parte motion (impounded)
  • Document Files - No other code applies
  • GAL only – Report filed
  • GAL only – motion to extend/allow additional hours for GAL
  • DCF homestudy
  • Notice - Proof of notice to Indian Tribe pursuant to the ICWA
  • Appeal - Notice of interlocutory appeal by (party)
  • Court investigation filed.
  • Affidavit of military service as to (party)
  • Motion for further hearing on parental fitness and best interests of child by (party)
  • Motion for order authorizing service by publication in newspaper and by certified mail by (party)
  • Motion for anti-psychotic medication
  • Motion for forgoing or discontinuing life sustaining medical treatment
  • Motion for funds pursuant to G.L.c. 261, s27B
  • Motion for medical treatment
  • Motion for appointment of appellate counsel
  • Motion to continue
  • Motion
  • Motion withdrawn
  • Motion for Review and Redetermination filed by Attorney (atty)
  • Appeal - Notice of appeal to Appeals Court by (party)
  • Motion to change name and conform to birth certificate
  • Notice of intent
  • Certification of Notice to Foster Parents of Hearing, G.L.c.119, sec. 29D
  • Motion for Finding of Actual Notice
  • Objection by (party)
  • Open adoption agreement filed.
  • Post-adoption contact agreement with affidavits
  • Post-adoption contact agreement without affidavits
  • Proposed findings of fact on behalf of (party)
  • Notification regarding change in child’s placement filed by DCF
  • Permanency hearing notice child/young adult adopted
  • Permanency hearing notice child/young adult guardian other than DCF
  • Permanency hearing notice filed by DCF that child/young adult returned home - DCF case closed
  • Permanency hearing notice child/young adult home for more than 6 months, DCF case open
  • Permanency hearing notice child/young adult in permanent care with relatives
  • Permanency hearing notice child/young adult no longer in DCF care or custody
  • Affidavit of proof of service by publication in newspaper and by certified mail by (party)
  • Permanency plan
  • Petition
  • Pretrial memorandum on behalf of (party)
  • Summons for (party) returned without service
  • Supplemental pretrial memorandum
  • Written Stipulation
  • Summons for (party) returned with service
  • Temporary custody hearing waived by (party)
  • Petition for Grandparent visitation
  • Witness and exhibit list

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Date published: March 6, 2026
Last updated: March 6, 2026

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