Probate and Family Court Rules Probate and Family Court Standing Order 2-97: Service

Service by facsimile or other electronic or telephonic transmittal is not service within the meaning of Mass.R.Dom.Rel.P. 5 unless expressly permitted by a specific rule for a specific purpose, by order of the court for cause shown, or pursuant to a written stipulation of the parties allowing for service by facsimile.