Example of a case number format: ES15A0064AD
See the case number broken out below.
Site codes
The first two letters in case number ES15A0064AD are the site code. In this example, "ES" stands for Essex.
Sites | Codes |
---|---|
Essex | ES |
Barnstable | BA |
Berkshire | BE |
Bristol | BR |
Dukes | DU |
Franklin | FR |
Hampden | HD |
Hampshire | HS |
Middlesex | MI |
Nantucket | NA |
Norfolk | NO |
Plymouth | PL |
Suffolk | SU |
Worcester | WO |
Year
In case number ES15A0064AD, "15" stands for the year 2015.
Case group
In case number ES15A0064AD, the letter "A" is the case group, which is Adoption.
Case groups | Codes |
---|---|
Adoption | A |
Change of Name | C |
Domestic Relations | D |
Equity | E |
Paternity | W |
Probate | P |
Protection from Abuse | R |
Proxy Guardianship | X |
Wills for Safekeeping | S |
Four digit sequence number
A four digit sequence number can be found in every Probate and Family Court case number. In case number ES15A0064AD, "0064" is the sequence number.
Case type
Probate and Family Court case numbers also contain a case type, which you'll typically find at the end of the case number. In the provided example, case number ES15A0064AD ends in "AD," which is the case type for Adoption.
Case Types | Codes |
---|---|
Adoption | AD |
Child Welfare | CW |
Change of Name | CA |
DR Custody, Support, and Parenting Time | CS |
Domestic Relations/Other | DO |
Domestic Relations | DR |
Joint Petition | JP |
Paternity in Equity | PE |
Equity – Partition | PP |
Equity Complaint | QC |
Equity Petition | QP |
Paternity | WD |
Estates and Administration | EA |
Guardianship | GD |
Probate Abuse/Conservator | PM |
Probate Other | PO |
Protection from Abuse | AB |
Proxy Guardianship | XY |
Special Immigration Juvenile Status | SJ |
Wills for Safekeeping | SK |
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