Massachusetts Chapter 215 — Probate Courts

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 1— Divisions; definitions; courts of record
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 2— Superior jurisdiction; presumption
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 3— Courts and their jurisdictions; general provisions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 4— Courts and their jurisdictions; separate estates of married women; paternity, custody and support of minors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 5— Courts and their jurisdictions; French spoliation awards
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 6— Courts and their jurisdictions; equity jurisdiction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 6A— Courts and their jurisdictions; attachment by injunction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 6B— Repealed, 1945, 582, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 6C— Courts and their jurisdictions; modification of judgment as to care and custody of minor children; temporary orders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 7— Attachment of jurisdiction; control of case
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 8— Repealed, 2008, 521, Sec. 40
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 8A— Courts and their jurisdictions; change of venue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 9— Persons entitled to appeal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 9A— Fiduciaries; acts during appeal period
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 10— Appellate procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 11— Appeals; report of facts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 12— Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 67
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 13— Reservation and report of case to appeals court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 14— Interlocutory judgments and decrees; revision on appeal from final judgments or decrees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 15— Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 61
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 16— Repealed, 1986, 211, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 17— Appeals; insolvent estates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 18— Appeals; stenographers; appointment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 19— Consolidation of appeals by appellant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 20— Consolidation of appeals by court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 21— Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 70
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 22— Effect of appeal; interlocutory orders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 23— Effect of appeal; equity cases
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 24— Effect of appeal; separate support and custody cases
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 25— Removal of fiduciary; effect of appeal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 26— Appeals; decree; force and effect
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 27— Pending appeals; modification of decrees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 28— Appeals; reversal or affirmance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 29— Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 65
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 30— Rules and forms; power of judges to make
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 30A— Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 130
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 30B— Repealed, 2008, 521, Sec. 41
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 31— Notice of hearing; rule making power of courts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 32— Transaction of business out of court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 33— Notice; ex parte matters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 34— Enforcement of orders, sentences, judgments and decrees; punishing contempts; effect of arrearages on support orders; unemployment of defendant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 34A— Contempt; support or custody orders; costs; service; attorney's fees; interest; IV–D agency; arrest warrants
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 34B— Review of contempt order prior to order of confinement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 35— Warrants and commissions; revocation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 36— Judgments, decrees and orders; necessity of writing; notices; recording
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 37— Docket and index; manner of keeping; public inspection
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 38— Oaths
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 39— Administration of estates; compensation for services; power to determine and enforce
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 39A— Attorneys' fees; power of court to determine
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 39B— Attorneys' fees; allowance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 40— Resignation or removal of fiduciary; power to compel surrender of property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 41— Temporary investments
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 41A— Distribution of limited funds of estates to parents of minors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 42— Appearances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 43— Interrogatories
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 44— Concealed property; examination of suspects under oath
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 45— Costs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 46— Summons or citation; service by registered mail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 47— Waiver of notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 48— Repealed, 1970, 317, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 49— Notices; selection of newspapers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 50— Receipts and releases of fiduciaries; recording; fees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 51— Repealed, 1955, 418, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 52— Original will; taking from registry
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 53— Court room and room for records; duty to provide
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 54— Rooms for records; additional space
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 55— Preservation of dockets and indexes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 56— Recording of proceedings in Suffolk; expense
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 56A— Investigations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 56B— Contempt proceedings involving child care, custody or maintenance; guardian ad litem; appointment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 56C— Transmission of order of probate court appointing guardian or conservator for incapacitated person to department of criminal justice information services for consideration in background checks for firearm sales or licensing; petition to restore person's ability to possess firearm
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 57— Sessions of the courts; contempt powers of judge, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 58— Sessions of the courts; open times
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 59— Sessions of the courts; adjournment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 60— Sessions of the courts; holidays and election days
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 61— Repealed, 1939, 65, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 62— Times and places for holding courts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 63— Repealed, 1986, 174, Sec. 2