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Abuse prevention proceedings guidelines and referenced documents

Guidelines for Judicial Practice in Abuse Prevention Proceedings and documents referenced
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The guidelines

Guidelines for Judicial Practice: Abuse Prevention Proceedings (English, PDF 1.98 MB)

Administrative Order

Trial Court Administrative Order 21-3: Procedure for Superseding Orders Issued by a Probate and Family Court Judge Subsequent to a Chapter 209A Order (English, PDF 133.07 KB)

Referenced documents section B: memoranda and other documents

Recommended Guidelines Regarding (1) 209A actions against active probationers; (2) Enforcement of stay-away orders, issued by Commissioner of Probation Donald Cochran on October 12, 1993 (English, PDF 842.86 KB)
Memorandum from Chief Justice for Administration and Management John Irwin, February 21, 1995, "Judicial Response System__Release of Persons on Bail or Recognizance" (English, PDF 270.32 KB)
District Court Transmittal No. 622, November 6, 1996,"Out-of-State Domestic Violence Restraining Orders" (English, PDF 151 KB)
Memorandum from Probate and Family Court Chief Justice Mary Fitzpatrick, November 5, 1996, "Registration of Foreign Protection Orders" (English, PDF 88.91 KB)

Referenced documents section C: Official court forms for proceedings under G.L. c.209A

Official court forms for proceedings under G.L. c.209A (abuse prevention and harassment prevention) forms 

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