Table of Contents   for the law library, Massachusetts Supplemental Rules of the Probate and Family Court

• Rule 1: Effect of rules 
• Rule 2: Appearances 
• Rule 3: Giving service of notice 
• Rule 5: Guardians ad litem 
• Rule 6: Citations: return days; service; publication 
• Rule 7: Amendments 
• Rule 7A: Time 
• Rule 8: Further notice 
• Rule 13: Examination of witnesses 
• Rule 14: Writ of protection 
• Rule 15: Interlocutory hearings 
• Rule 16: Will contests 
• Rule 17: Foreign law 
• Rule 18: Appointment of stenographers 
• Rule 19: Report of evidence 
• Rule 20: Appointment and compensation of masters 
• Rule 21: Hearings before masters 
• Rule 24: Masters 
• Rule 25: Recording of Papers 
• Rule 26: Exhibits 
• Rule 27A: Depositions and discovery 
• Rule 27B: Summary judgment 
• Rule 27C: Summary judgment procedure 
• Rule 28: Signatures to pleadings 
• Rule 28A: Certificates of service 
• Rule 29: Service and giving of notice 
• Rule 29B: Temporary conservatorships and guardianships 
• Rule 29C: Uniform forms 
• Rule 29D: Notice regarding appointment of counsel 
• Rule 30: Dismissal of abandoned appeals 
• Rule 31: Pre-trial procedure 
• Rule 40: Assignment of cases for trial: continuances 
• Rule 43: Evidence 
• Rule 44: Proof of official records 
• Rule 45: Subpoena 
• Rule 46: Exceptions unnecessary 
• Rule 52: Findings by the court 
• Rule 59: New Trials: Amendment of judgments 
• Rule 60: Relief from judgment or order 
• Rule 61: Relief from judgment or order 
• Rule 70: MUPC magistrates; scope of delegable duties; effect of decree and orders entered in formal proceedings 
• Rule 72: Allowance of accounts 
• Rule 72A: Content of accounts 
• Rule 90: Resignation of personal representative 
• Rule 201: Recording of court proceedings 
• Rule 401: Financial statement 
• Rule 402: Assignment of counsel  
• Rule 404: Charges of adultery or criminal acts 
• Rule 405: Notice to person charged with adultery or criminal act 
• Rule 406: Allowance for fees, costs, and expenses 
• Rule 408: Dismissal of inactive cases 
• Rule 410: Mandatory self disclosure 
• Rule 411: Automatic restraining order 
• Rule 412: Uncontested actions to modify a judgment or order