Massachusetts legal forms for subjects A-D

Find forms for legal topics beginning with A-D.

If you cannot find a form you need, you can contact the Trial Court Law Libraries and they will assist you. 

Abuse

• Abuse reporting form, Disabled Persons Protection Commission.
• Child abuse reporting form, Mass. Dept. of Children and Families.

See also: Domestic violence

Adoption

• Court forms
• Application for a record of birth prior to adoption, Mass. Registry of Vital Records and Statistics.

Alimony

• Court form: Complaint for modification of alimony

Appeals

• Court forms
• Appeals, Court Forms Online: Mass Access. Answer questions and generate forms used in appeals.

Attorneys

• Court forms
• Filing a complaint against an attorney, Mass. Board of Bar Overseers. Forms and information on filing an ethics complaint against an attorney. 
• Limited assistance representation information
• Requesting an order for your spouse to help pay for your attorney (in a divorce matter), Mass. Legal Help. All the necessary forms and instructions for Pro Se divorce litigants to motion the court for attorney fees. Created by Chief Justice Dunphey and the Pro Se Coordinator of the Probate Courts.

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy forms, US Courts.gov.
"Official Bankruptcy Forms must be used to file and take action in bankruptcy cases. Procedural Forms also may be necessary for use during the course of some bankruptcy proceedings."

Charitable organizations

See Nonprofit organizations

Child custody

Court forms

Child labor

• Petition for approval of entertainment contract for a minor and appointment of a limited guardian
• Instructions for petition for approval of entertainment contract for a minor and appointment of a limited guardian
• Youth employment permit application

Child requiring assistance (CRA)

• Court forms 
• Motion to dismiss CRA, Court Forms Online: Mass Access. Answer questions to generate a motion to dismiss a Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) case. 

Child support

• Court forms
• Application and agreement for Child Support Enforcement Services, Mass. Dept. of Revenue, Child Support Services Division.
• Relief from Department of Revenue Child Support Services Division, Court Forms Online: Mass Access. Answer questions to generate forms in response to DOR/CSS actions when child support is owed. 

Civil procedure

• Court forms
• Pretrial memorandum (p.50), Mass. Legal Help. Sample for the Mass. Probate and Family Court. 

Consumer protection

• 30 day demand letter, Mass. Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.
• FTC consumer complaint form, Federal Trade Commission to report fraud.

Corporations and other business organizations

Forms provided by the Corporations Division of the Office of Secretary of the Commonwealth:

Application for reservation of name
For instructions, see About name reservations.

Corporations Online Filing System

• Information for completing an online filing

File by mail or walk-in. Includes links to Limited Liability and Partnership Section forms, Voluntary Association and Certain Trust Section forms, and Trademarks and Service Marks Section forms.

• Domestic corporation forms. Includes links to Articles of Organization, Annual Report for Domestic and Foreign Corporation, Statements regarding Registered Agent, Articles of Voluntary Dissolution, and more.
• Foreign corporation forms. Includes Foreign Corporation Certificate of Registration, Annual Report for Domestic and Foreign Corporation, Articles of Domestication, and more. 
• Non-profit corporation forms. Includes Articles of Organization, Certificate of Change of Directors or Officers, Articles of Consolidation/Merger (Domestic Corporations), and more.
• Professional corporation forms. Includes Articles of Organization, Regulatory Board Certificate, Articles of Entity Conversion of Domestic Business Corporation to a Domestic Other Entity, Articles of Charter Surrender, and more.

Request a certificate

Tax disclosure report forms

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) forms

See also: Nonprofit organizations

Court fees

See: Indigency

Court forms

Find under specific topics.

See also: Civil procedure

Criminal procedure

• District Court forms
• Dwyer court forms. "For use in all criminal cases in which a defendant seeks pretrial inspection of records of third parties that may be statutorily privileged" pursuant to Commonwealth v. Dwyer, 448 Mass. 122 (2006).

Criminal records

• Court forms, Mass. Court System. 
  See also Mass. Legal Help's CORI section for guidance in selecting and using these forms.
• CORI forms, Dept. of Criminal Justice Information Services. Forms and policies for organizations and individuals making CORI requests can be found here. 
• Request not to seal criminal records, Mass. Probation Service.
  For records entered on/after March 11, 2024: Complete and send this form to the Office of the Commissioner of Probation within 10 days to request that your criminal records not be sealed, under MGL c. 276, § 100C, Paragraph 1.

Death

Death reporting form, Disabled Persons Protection Commission.

DDS death reporting form and instructions, Dept. of Developmental Services.

Deeds

See: Real estate and Quitclaim deed

Divorce

• Court forms, Mass. Probate and Family Court.
  Including:
  • Sample Separation Agreement

Domestic violence

• Court forms
• Domestic violence, Court Forms Online: Mass Access.
  Answer questions and generate forms. Includes application for Abuse Prevention order and other forms related to domestic violence.

Durable power of attorney

See: Power of attorney.

Last updated:	September 27, 2024