Land Court Department Forms & Resources

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File a case in the Land Court

Forms, fees, and scheduling

Forms  Filing fees  Service of process  Learn how cases are assigned & scheduled  Scheduling a motion for hearing 

Look up information on a Land Court case

Find information on a pending or completed case

Search for docket information online 

Open PDF file, 60.22 KB, for Instructions for Using the Land Court Public Access Site (PDF 60.22 KB)

How to find a Land Court case docket 

Open PDF file, 18.99 KB, for Land Court Case Numbering Format (PDF 18.99 KB)

Request paperwork filed on a Land Court case  Order the audio of a Land Court proceeding  MassCourts reports  Published Land Court opinions (2008-date) 

Find information helpful to Land Court practice

Rules, orders, guidance for practice, and helpful links to outside sources

Court rules  Standing orders  Land Court servicemembers cases resources  Land Court tax lien foreclosure cases resources  Land Court registered land resources  Registered land memos 

Open PDF file, 601.69 KB, for Land Court Guidelines on Registered Land (PDF 601.69 KB)

Open PDF file, 497.76 KB, for Land Court 2006 Manual of Instructions for the Survey of Lands and Preparation of Plans (PDF 497.76 KB)

Secretary of State's Registry of Deeds information  Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors & Civil Engineers 

Get legal help

Find a lawyer or alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider.

Finding a lawyer  Limited Assistance Representation information for the public  Land Court approved provider list for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)  Chat or text with a law librarian 

Find opportunities for lawyers

Learn about court appointments and limited assistance representation.

Learn About Fee Generating Appointments in the Land Court  Limited Assistance Representation information for lawyers 

Land court staff & judges

Staff contacts & a list of current justices

Land Court contacts  Land Court Justices