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Additional resources for guardians and caregivers of minors

Find forms, resources, and rules about guardianship in Massachusetts.
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Guides for relative caregivers

Guide for Relative Caregivers in Central and Northeast Massachusetts (PDF 4.19 MB)
Guide for Relative Caregivers in Southeast Mass. and Cape Cod (PDF 3.72 MB)
Guide for Relative Caregivers in Western Massachusetts (PDF 3.16 MB)

General information, rules & orders about guardianship

Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Standing Orders 
Massachusetts Supplemental Rules of the Probate and Family Court 
Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code Articles-1-5-GLC190B (PDF 828.01 KB)

Rules & orders about guardianship of minors

G. L. Chapter 190B, Article V 
Probate and Family Court Standing Order 4-09: Notice in guardianship of minors matters 

Forms for guardianship of minors

Petition for Appointment of Guardian of Minor (MPC 140) (PDF 1.07 MB)
Solicitud de designación de tutor(a) de un(a) menor / Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor (MPC140) (PDF 607.34 KB)
Pedido de nomeação de Tutor / Petition for Appointment of Guardian of Minor (MPC 140) (PDF 528.53 KB)
Motion for Appointment of Temporary Guardian for Minor (MPC 340) (PDF 1002.25 KB)
Notarized Waiver and Consent to Petition for Guardianship of Minor (MPC 440) (PDF 1.46 MB)
Notarized and Verified Consent or Nomination by Minor (MPC 441) (PDF 1.46 MB)
Decree and Order of Appointment of Guardian of Minor (MPC 740) (PDF 1.5 MB)
Order Appointing Temporary Guardian for a Minor (MPC 742) (PDF 1.01 MB)
Petition for Removal of a Guardian of a Minor (MPC 240) (PDF 1 MB)
Petition for Resignation of Guardian of a Minor (MPC 241) (PDF 1005.51 KB)
Decree and Order for Termination/Resignation/Removal of Guardian of a Minor (MPC 743) 

For use in Probate and Family Court procedures for guardianship of minors. Also available in Spanish. Revised 5/30/11.

Annual Report of Guardian of Minor (MPC 443) 

For use in Probate & Family Court guardianship of a minor cases (5/30/11). Also available in Portuguese and Spanish.

Application for Appointment of Counsel for Parent of Minor Child Guardianship of Minor (MPC 263) (PDF 911.78 KB)

For use in Probate & Family Court. If you are a parent of the minor child who is the subject of this proceeding you have a right to be represented by an attorney. Your request for an attorney should be made immediately by filling out this form. (6/19/20)

Application for Permission to Provide Information (MPC 302) (PDF 994 KB)
Caregiver Authorization Affidavit (PDF 75.16 KB)
Instructions for the Massachusetts Caregiver Authorization Affidavit (PDF 81.84 KB)
Declaración jurada de autorizacion para cuidador(a) / Caregiver Authorization Affidavit (Spanish) (PDF 120 KB)
Autorização de guarda provisória / Caregiver Authorization Affidavit (PDF 100.26 KB)
Caregiver Authorization Affidavit Form in Khmer (PDF 580.06 KB)
Tờ cam kết ủy quyền cho người chăm sóc / Caregiver Authorization Affidavit in Vietnamese (PDF 203.81 KB)

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