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
- Paternity information: questions 30 - 36
Barnstable County Probate and Family Court
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Barnstable Guide
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Berkshire County Probate and Family Court
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Pittsfield Guide
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Bristol County Probate and Family Court
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Fall River Guide
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New Bedford Guide
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Taunton Guide
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Dukes County Probate and Family Court
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Edgartown Guide
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Essex County Probate and Family Court
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Lawrence Guide
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Salem Guide
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Franklin County Probate and Family Court
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Greenfield Guide
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Hampden County Probate and Family Court
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Springfield Guide
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Hampshire County Probate and Family Court
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Northampton Guide
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Middlesex County Probate and Family Court
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Woburn Guide
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Lowell Guide
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Nantucket County Probate and Family Court
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Nantucket Guide
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Norfolk County Probate and Family Court
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Canton Guide
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Plymouth County Probate and Family Court
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Brockton Guide
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Plymouth Guide
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Suffolk County Probate and Family Court
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Boston Guide
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Worcester County Probate and Family Court
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Worcester Guide
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