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Massachusetts Probate Courts
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Middlesex Probate Court, Woburn, Massachusetts
  • •  The Massachusetts Probate Courts keep a comprehensive record of various legal documents such as wills, estate administration records, inventory, disbursements, divorce records, guardianships, legal name changes, and adoptions.

  • •  Here, you can look up a county probate court location and find telephone and email contact information, or see if there's a published or free probate online index for that county.

  • •  You can find more information on locating and researching Massachusetts probate records here.

  • •  You can also order copies of most probated wills, estate administrations, name changes and guardianships and divorce records from Massachusetts county courts, including Bristol County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, and Suffolk County.

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    Frequently Asked Questions:

    Q. Can I get a copy of my father's adoption papers at the probate court?

    Adoption records in Massachusetts are sealed, "closed". For more information read General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 210: Adoption of Children and Change of Name.

     

    Animated image of official court papers being filed and stamped with date and time received."Massachusetts Probate and Family Court have exclusive jurisdiction over probate matters such as wills, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships.

    The Court also have jurisdiction over family-related matters such as divorce hearings, support, paternity establishment, family abuse protection, elderly abuse protection, disabled person's abuse protection, custody, and adoption matters."

    If a person passes away in Massachusetts, their family or attorney must file probate matters in the county where they lived before their death.

    If you are unfamiliar with county borders, you can view a city and town map or a county map of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth provides both these present-day maps.

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    Barnstable Probate and Family Court

    County Established 2 June 1685 from Plymouth County

    3195 Main Street
    PO Box 346
    Barnstable, MA 02630

    Telephone: (508) 375-6710
    Email: Email Barnstable Probate Court
    Virtual Registry: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1605462604

    Hours: M - F  8:30AM - 4:30PM

    Towns In Court's Jurisdiction: Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet

    Berkshire Probate and Family Court

    County Established 21 April 1761 from Hampshire County

    44 Bank Row
    Pittsfield, MA 01201

    Telephone: (413) 442-6941
    Email: Email Berkshire Probate Court

    Hours: M - F  8:30AM - 4PM 

    Towns In Court's Jurisdiction: Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mt. Washington, New Ashford, New Marlborough, North Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield, Southfield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stockbridge, Williamstown, Windsor

    Bristol Probate and Family Court

    County Established 2 June 1685 from Plymouth County

    40 Broadway
    Suite 240
    Taunton, MA 02780

    Telephone (508) 977-6040
    Email: Email Bristol Probate Court
    Virtual Registry: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1612606196
    Hours: M - F  8:30AM - 4:30PM

    Towns/Cities In Court's Jurisdiction: Acushnet, Attleboro, Berkley, Dartmouth,Dighton, Easton, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown, Mansfield, New Bedford, North Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton, Westport

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