Probate and Family Court forms for adoption and name change

(3/31/14)

Use this form when (1) the address or whereabouts of a legal parent or court-appointed guardian is unknown; or (2) the address or whereabouts of a legal parent or court-appointed guardian is known, but service cannot be accomplished.

Use to request a change of name for a person 18 years of age or older. Also available in in Portuguese and Spanish. Click the link above to access the translations.

Use to request a change of name for a minor under the age of 18. Also available in Portuguese and Spanish. Click the link above to access the translations.

For use in BMC, District, Juvenile, Probate & Family, or Superior Court, by parties with children. You're required to file this form whenever a petition or complaint is filed or issued in a case involving the care, custody, visitation or name change of a child. Form number OCAJ-1 TRC IV, revised July 1995.

Use this form when a minor child's legal parent or court-appointed guardian wants to assent to the petition using a separate form.

Use this form when (1) the address or whereabouts of a legal parent or court-appointed guardian is unknown; or (2) the address or whereabouts of a legal parent or court-appointed guardian is known, but service cannot be accomplished.

If you have a reason the notice shouldn't be published, file a Motion to waive publication. An affidavit (a sworn statement) must be filed with the motion explaining why you don’t want the notice published. You may have to go before a judge to present your reasons. Available in Portuguese and Spanish at the link above.