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Court standards

Standards issued by court departments to guide court procedure.
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Trial Court standards

Open PDF file, 938.26 KB,  Small Claims Standards (English, PDF 938.26 KB)
Standards on Substance Abuse 
Time Standards 

District Court standards

Open PDF file, 883.44 KB,  District Court standards of judicial practice: civil commitment and authorization of medical treatment for mental illness (English, PDF 883.44 KB)
Open PDF file, 310.19 KB,  District Court Standards of Judicial Practice: The Complaint Procedure (English, PDF 310.19 KB)

Probate and Family Court standards

Standards for computer generated forms 
Open PDF file, 346.05 KB,  Category E GAL Evaluator Standards (English, PDF 346.05 KB)
Open PDF file, 54.01 KB,  Standards for Category F Guardian Ad Litem Investigators (English, PDF 54.01 KB)

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