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258E Guidelines: Orders After Notice

Part of the Guidelines for Judicial Practice: Harassment Prevention Proceedings, published by the Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court.

Issued October 2025

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Guideline 6:00: Initial Orders After Notice: General
Guideline 6:01: Initial Orders After Notice and Orders to Surrender Firearms, Ammunition, and Firearms Licenses (FID; LTC)
Guideline 6:02: Information for the Plaintiff
Guideline 6:03: Duration of Initial Orders After Notice
Guideline 6:04: Service of Initial Orders After Notice on the Defendant
Guideline 6:05: Modification of Orders; Terminating Orders; Expungement Standard
Guideline 6:06: Mutual Harassment Prevention Orders
Guideline 6:07: Further Extending an Initial Order After Notice on Its Expiration Date
Guideline 6:08: Alternative Service Must Be Authorized by a Judge

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