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Massachusetts Trial Court Rules

A collection of rules for the Massachusetts Trial Court.

Organization(s): Trial Court Law Libraries
Date published: September 1, 1980
Last updated: July 1, 2018

Overview

The Massachusetts Trial Court Rules govern proceedings in the Trial Court.

Downloads

Summary Process Complaint (sample form) (PDF 15.79 KB)
Summary Process Answer Form - Housing Court (PDF 288.91 KB)
Affidavit disclosing care or custody proceeding (OCAJ-1) (PDF 1.01 MB)
Trial Court Rule VI: Uniform Rules for Permanency Hearings (PDF 393.94 KB)
Trial Court Rule VIII: Uniform Rules on Impoundment Procedure (PDF 902.34 KB)
Handbook on Trial Court Rule VIII, The Uniform Rules of Impoundment Procedure (PDF 1.74 MB)
Trial Court Rule XIII: Uniform Rules for Civil Commitment Proceedings for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders (PDF 627.41 KB)
Trial Court Rule XIV: Uniform Rules on Public Access to Court Records (PDF 315.71 KB)

Contact

Phone

(800) 445-8989

Within Massachusetts only

TTY (800) 281-3683

Within Massachusetts only

Online

Reference librarians online Chat with a law librarian 
Reference librarians via email masslawlib@gmail.com

Address

Administrative office (no law library at this location)
2 Center Plaza,
9th Floor,
Boston, MA 02108
directions 
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