Court forms for civil matters

Form BMC-CV-009 (Rev. 6/10)

Form BMC-CV-0ff (Rev. 02/99)

Form BMC-CV-131 (Rev. 06/10). This procedure is applicable only in the Central Division of the Boston Municipal Court.

In cases involving a child, use this form to tell the court about any other open or closed cases involving the child. You must file the Affidavit in cases involving the care, custody, visitation, or change of name of a child. See Trial Court Rule IV for more details (October 2024).

For use in Boston Municipal Court and District Court. To be completed and filed with the Clerk-Magistrate of the court after a judge has found you responsible for a motor vehicle infraction and you are seeking to appeal because of an issue of law.

For use in Boston Municipal Court and District Court. General purpose motion to the court and affidavit.

For use in Boston Municipal Court and District Court. Notice of voluntary dismissal (Mass. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(i)).

In cases involving more than 4 children, use this form along with the Child Care or Custody Affidavit for additional space to tell the court about any other open or closed cases. See Trial Court Rule IV for more details. (October 2024).

Form BMC-CV-005 (Rev. 06/10)

Form BMC-CV-029 (Rev. 03/08)

Form BMC-CV-014 (Rev. 07/04)

This form must be completed and filed with the complaint or other initial pleading in all District Court and BMC civil actions seeking money damages.

For use in the Boston Municipal Court. 10/25/19

Rev. 10/2015. This form must be filed along with the Complaint for any claim incurred in the course of plaintiff's trade or commerce, or for assigned debt. This form may not display properly in your browser. Please download the form and open it using Acrobat reader.

Use this form to inform the court that you are appearing in a case to represent a party or yourself. (Updated 12/6/23)

District Court form (10/09). Samples of this form are also available in Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Portuguese, Russian, & Vietnamese.

In cases involving a child, use this form to tell the court about any other open or closed cases involving the child. You must file the Affidavit in cases involving the care, custody, visitation, or change of name of a child. See Trial Court Rule IV for more details (October 2024).

For use in Boston Municipal Court and District Court. To be completed and filed with the Clerk-Magistrate of the court after a judge has found you responsible for a motor vehicle infraction and you are seeking to appeal because of an issue of law.

In cases involving more than 4 children, use this form along with the Child Care or Custody Affidavit for additional space to tell the court about any other open or closed cases. See Trial Court Rule IV for more details. (October 2024).

Use this form to inform the court that you are appearing in a case to represent a party or yourself. (Updated 12/6/23)

For use in Boston Municipal Court and District Court. General purpose motion to the court and affidavit.

Use this Military Affidavit form to inform the court about the military status of a person in your case (50 U.S.C. § 3931). Instructions are included with the form. Revised 4/6/23. If you do not have a lawyer and are representing yourself in a case, simplified instructions for this form are available below.

If you do not have a lawyer and are representing yourself in a case, use these simplified instructions to help you fill out the Military Affidavit form.

For use in Boston Municipal Court and District Court. Notice of voluntary dismissal (Mass. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(i)).

District Court form

District Court form

Certification by parties for out-of-court case management conference in Springfield District Court

This form must be completed and filed with the complaint or other initial pleading in all District Court and BMC civil actions seeking money damages.

District Court form (Mass. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(ii))

District Court Summons to Trustee (Mass. R. Civ. P. 4.2). This form may not display properly in your browser. Please download the form and open it using Acrobat reader.

District Court Rev. 10/2015. This form may not display properly in your browser. Please download the form and open it using Acrobat reader.

Certification by parties for out-of-court case management conference in Worcester District Court

For use in all courts. Rev. 6/20. This form is also available in Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, and Cape Verdean Creole.

Housing Court Series 106 CV-Civil Agreement Rev. 5/99. Use to document stipulations, which are an agreement that places the parties under the restraint of a direct order of the court, that they do or refrain from doing particular acts.

This form is used in Housing Court when a judgment enters and a judge or clerk must determine a defendant/debtors ability to pay.

A form used to tell the court that the opposing party has not timely responded to the complaint. This form is filed before the court can enter a default judgment.

This form can be used to tell the court what you believe are the important facts of your case.

For use in all courts. If you checked (C) on the Affidavit of Indigency, you must complete this form. Rev. 6/20. This form is also available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Cape Verdean Creole.

This form is used to ask the court to Order the other party to stop doing something immediately, for a short time.

Housing Court verified complaint, and motions for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction for unlawful eviction, utility termination or breach of quiet enjoyment (G.L. c. 186, § 14)

Use this form when the plaintiff and defendant choose to waive a jury trial previously claimed in a Housing Court case.

In cases involving a child, use this form to tell the court about any other open or closed cases involving the child. You must file the Affidavit in cases involving the care, custody, visitation, or change of name of a child. See Trial Court Rule IV for more details (October 2024).

In cases involving more than 4 children, use this form along with the Child Care or Custody Affidavit for additional space to tell the court about any other open or closed cases. See Trial Court Rule IV for more details. (October 2024).

For use in Juvenile Court (Rev. 07/31/2013)

For use in Juvenile Court (Rev. 11/05/2018)

For use in Juvenile Court (Rev. 04/20/2013)

For use in Juvenile Court. Use this form to appoint an agent so that a party to a post-adoption agreement does not need to disclose their identity. (Rev. 12/18/2013)

For use in Juvenile Court to determine whether you have a criminal record in conjunction with a petition for guardianship of a minor. (Rev. 03/21/2013)

For use in Juvenile Court in conjunction with a petition to adopt a child. (02/25/2009)

For use in Juvenile Court under G.L. c. 119, §§ 24-29 (Revised 03/21/2012)

Juvenile Court form for child support findings for departure from guidelines (01/01/09)

File with all cases where child support is an issue, effective June 15, 2018.

For use in Juvenile Court (Rev. 06/14/2013)

For use in Juvenile Court (Rev. 06/10/2013)

For use in Juvenile Court under MGL c.209C (Rev. 11/05/2018)

For use in Juvenile Court (Rev. 06/28/2013)

For use in Juvenile Court. You should clearly and concisely state which, if any, of the Plaintiff(s)' claims you deny. In addition, you should explain why the court should not order what the Plaintiff(s) has/have requested. (Revised 07/17/2012)

For use in Juvenile Court to ask the court to order the defendant(s) to do something. (07/17/2012)

Use this Military Affidavit form to inform the court about the military status of a person in your case (50 U.S.C. § 3931). Instructions are included with the form. Revised 4/6/23. If you do not have a lawyer and are representing yourself in a case, simplified instructions for this form are available below.

If you do not have a lawyer and are representing yourself in a case, use these simplified instructions to help you fill out the Military Affidavit form.

For use in Juvenile Court (Rev. 12/30/2013)

For use in Juvenile Court. A Petition for Grandparent Visitation must be filed in the court where there is an underlying care and protection and/or CRA case for the child(ren) you wish to visit. (07/20/2010)

For use in Juvenile Court under G.L. c.210 § 5C (Rev. 04/16/2014)

For use in Juvenile Court (Rev. 11/05/2018)

Juvenile Court Petition for Annual Permanency Hearings for Young Adult Under the Responsibility of the Department of Children and Families. (Rev. 03/12/2014)

For use in Juvenile Court under G.L. c. 119, § 26 (Rev. 04/22/2014)

Juvenile Court written consent pursuant to MGL c.210, §2: voluntary and unconditional surrender of parental rights. This surrender is final and cannot be revoked.

For use in Superior Court.

For use in Superior Court

For use in applying for appointment as a master, receiver, arbitrator, or guardian ad litem in Superior Court.

In cases involving a child, use this form to tell the court about any other open or closed cases involving the child. You must file the Affidavit in cases involving the care, custody, visitation, or change of name of a child. See Trial Court Rule IV for more details (October 2024).

In cases involving more than 4 children, use this form along with the Child Care or Custody Affidavit for additional space to tell the court about any other open or closed cases. See Trial Court Rule IV for more details. (October 2024).

If you have a question about how to fill out this form, call the Clerk's Office at one of the numbers posted here: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/superior-court/locations?_page=1

For use in Superior Court

Use this form to inform the court that you are appearing in a case to represent a party or yourself. (Updated 12/6/23)

Use this Military Affidavit form to inform the court about the military status of a person in your case (50 U.S.C. § 3931). Instructions are included with the form. Revised 4/6/23. If you do not have a lawyer and are representing yourself in a case, simplified instructions for this form are available below.

If you do not have a lawyer and are representing yourself in a case, use these simplified instructions to help you fill out the Military Affidavit form.

For use in Superior Court pursuant to G.L. c.244, § 35A.

Sample Superior Court order for requests pursuant to Superior Court Rule 13

Superior Court counsel certification form pursuant to SJC Rule 1:18

For use in Superior Court.

For use in Superior Court. (1/11/23)