| Organization: | Juvenile Court |
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| Date published: | March 5, 2025 |
| Last updated: | January 5, 2024 |
Introduction
This operational manual articulates the core agreements made by a group including members of the Trial Court, Juvenile Court, Department of Children and Families (Legal and Clinical), the Committee for Public Counsel Services – Children and Family Law (Legal and Clinical), the Private Bar, and the Department of Public Health – Bureau of Substance Addiction Services and Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition. The Family Treatment Courts will engage in multi-layered, ongoing evaluation which will guide further refinement.
Massachusetts Juvenile Court
Chief Justice Amy L. Nechtem
Administrative Office of the Juvenile Court
One Center Plaza, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Table of Contents
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- Welcome to the Family Treatment Court
- SJC standards on substance use disorders and mental health conditions
- Family Treatment Court Operational Team
- Team meetings/staffings at Family Treatment Court
- Family Treatment Court hearing
- Family Treatment Court releases
- Participation, engagement and withdrawal from Family Treatment Court
- Information collection by the Family Treatment Court
- Information retention – the Family Treatment Court record and case progress file
- Family Treatment Court information sharing
- Family Treatment Court prohibitions
- Discoverability of Family Treatment Court records in Care and Protection or other cases
- Admissibility in Care and Protection (CP) case
- 51A filing and 51B investigations in Family Treatment Court context
- Non-identifying information at Family Treatment Court
- Therapeutic responses from the Family Treatment Court
Appendix
- Family Treatment Court phases
- Medication assisted treatment policy
- Trial Court Standing Order 1-16: Authority of the judge with respect to communication with specialty court teams
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Open PDF file, 103.5 KB, Juvenile Court Standing Order 2-18: Time standards (English, PDF 103.5 KB)
- Juvenile Court Standing Order 2-23: Access to records and the role of the judge in Family Treatment Court
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Open DOCX file, 13.89 KB, Family Treatment Court Confidentiality Acknowledgment and Agreement (English, DOCX 13.89 KB)
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Open PDF file, 707.99 KB, Motion to Participate in PATHS Family Treatment Court (English, PDF 707.99 KB)
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Open PDF file, 704.75 KB, Agreement of the Parties to Enter Family Treatment Court (English, PDF 704.75 KB)
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Open PDF file, 731.73 KB, Sample Participation Order for Family Court Treatment (English, PDF 731.73 KB)
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Open PDF file, 739.49 KB, Sample Substance Use Screening PATHS Family Court Treatment Order (English, PDF 739.49 KB)
Contact
Online
Fax
(617) 788-8965