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Executive Office of the Trial Court
Massachusetts Court System
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Massachusetts Trial Court Rules and Standing Orders

Massachusetts Trial Court Rules

A collection of rules for the Massachusetts Trial Court.

Binder organization: Trial Court Law Libraries Executive Office of the Trial Court
Massachusetts Court System
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 (eviction) Complaint (sample form) (PDF 15.79 KB)
Affidavit disclosing care or custody proceeding (OCAJ-1 TRC IV) (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 379.63 KB)

Contact

Phone

(800) 445-8989

Within Massachusetts only

TTY (800) 281-3683

Within Massachusetts only

Online

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Reference librarians via email masslawlib@gmail.com

Address

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