DOR guides for customers going to court

Before you go to court, it might be helpful to review information about the court you are visiting. The court guides contains answers to frequently asked questions such as what to bring, what not to bring, what to expect, and where to go when you arrive.

Each court guide is divided into the following categories of frequently asked questions:

• Getting ready for a court hearing: questions 1 - 4
• Courthouse information (location, lunch, bathrooms, Clerk's office): questions 5 - 8
• Check-in for a hearing with DOR: questions 9 - 14
• Court hearing information: questions 15 - 19
• Courtroom procedures and judge's decision: questions 20 - 22
• Parenting time and custody: question: 23
• How are payments made and received? questions 24 - 26
• What happens if payments aren’t made? questions 27 - 29
• Parentage information: questions 30 - 36

Barnstable County Probate and Family Court

Berkshire County Probate and Family Court

Bristol County Probate and Family Court

Dukes County Probate and Family Court

Essex County Probate and Family Court

Franklin County Probate and Family Court

Hampden County Probate and Family Court

Hampshire County Probate and Family Court

Middlesex County Probate and Family Court

Nantucket County Probate and Family Court

Norfolk County Probate and Family Court

Plymouth County Probate and Family Court

Suffolk County Probate and Family Court

Worcester County Probate and Family Court