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 "Massachusetts Probate and Family Court has exclusive jurisdiction over probate matters such as wills, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships. The Court also has jurisdiction over family-related matters such as divorce, support, paternity establishment, family abuse protection, elderly abuse protection, disabled person's abuse protection, custody and adoption."
Probate matters are filed within the county where the individual resides or did reside prior to death.
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Established 2 June 1685 from Plymouth County
Probate & Family Court
3195 Main Street
PO Box 346
Barnstable, MA 02630
Telephone: (508) 375-6710
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
Established 21 April 1761 from Hampshire County
Probate and Family Court
44 Bank Row
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Telephone: (413) 442-6941
Hours: M - F 8:30AM - 4PM
Towns In Court's Jurisdiction: Adams, Alford, Becket, Berkshire, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Gt. Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mt. Washington, New Ashford, N. Marlborough, North Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield, Southfield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, W. Stockbridge, Williamstown, Windsor
Established 2 June 1685 from Plymouth County
Probate & Family Court
40 Broadway
Suite 240
Taunton, MA 02780
Telephone
(508) 977-6040
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
Established 1 November 1683 by New York and 22 June 1695 by Massachusetts
Probate & Family Court
81 Main Street
PO Box 237
Edgartown, MA 02539
Main Telephone: (508) 627-4703
Hours: M - F 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Towns In Court's Jurisdiction: Aquinnah, Edgartown, Chilmark, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, West Tisbury
Established 10 May 1643
County Probate Court
36 Federal Street
Salem, MA 01970
Main Telephone: (978) 744-1020
Virtual Registry: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1613549831
Hours: M - F 8AM - 4:30PM
Towns/Cities In Court's Jurisdiction:Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury
Established 24 June 1811 from Hampshire County
Franklin County Courthouse
43 Hope ST
PO Box 590
Greenfield, MA 01302
Main Telephone: (413) 774-7011
Virtual Registry: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1606480378
Hours: M - F 8AM - 4:30PM
Towns/Cities In Court's Jurisdiction: Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Hawley, Heath, Leverett, Leyden, Monroe, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Rowe, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick, Wendell, Whately
Established 25 February 1812 from Hampshire County
Hall of Justice
Probate & Family Court
50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01102-0559
Main Telephone: (413) 748-7758
Virtual Registry: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1600424858
Hours: M - F 8AM - 4:30PM
Towns/Cities In Court's Jurisdiction: Agawam, Blandford, Brimfield, Chester, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Granville, Hampden, Holland, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Montgomery, Palmer, Russell, Southwick, Springfield, Tolland, Wales, West Springfield and Wilbraham
Established 1 May 1662 from Middlesex County
Probate & Family Court
15 Atwood Drive
Northampton, MA 01060
Main Telephone: (413) 586-8500
Virtual Registry: https://www.zoomgov.com/my/hampshirepf
Hours: M - F 8AM - 4:30PM
Towns/Cities In Court's Jurisdiction: Amherst, Belchertown, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Granby, Hadley, Hatfield, Huntington, Middlefield, Northampton, Pelham, Plainfield, South Hadley, Southampton, Ware, Westhampton, Williamsburg, Worthington
Established 10 May 1643
Middlesex Probate and Family Court - South
10-U Commerce Way
Woburn, MA 01801
Telephone: (781) 865-4000
Virtual Registry: www.zoomgov.com/my/middlesexprobate
Hours: M - F 8AM - 4:30 PM
Towns/Cities In Court's SOUTH Jurisdiction: Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Everett, Lexington, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Weston, Winchester, Woburn
Middlesex Probate and Family Court - North
Lowell Justice Center
370 Jackson ST - 5th Floor
Lowell, MA 01852
Telephone: (978) 656-7700
Virtual Registry: www.zoomgov.com/my/middlesexprobate
Hours: M - F 8AM - 4:30 PM
Towns/Cities In Court's NORTH Jurisdiction: Ashby, Acton, Ashland, Ayer, Bedford, Billerica, Boxboro, Burlington, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Framingham, Groton, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, Lowell, Marlboro, Maynard, Natick, North Reading, Pepperell, Reading, Sherborn, Shirley, Stow, Sudbury, Tewksbury, Townsend, Tyngsboro, Wayland, Westford, Wilmington
Established 22 June 1695 from Dukes County
Town and County Building
16 Broad Street
PO Box 1116
Nantucket, MA 02554
Main Telephone: (508) 228-2669
Hours: M - F 8:30AM - 4PM
Original county established 10 May 1643 - disbanded 4 February 1680. Probate Records 1643 - 1714 are at Essex County Probate Court, Salem. Current county established 26 March 1793 from Suffolk County.
Norfolk Probate and Family Court
35 Shawmut Road
Canton, MA 02021
Main Telephone
: (781) 830-1278
Virtual Registry: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16178466497
Hours: M - F 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Towns/Cities In Court's Jurisdiction: Avon, Bellingham, Braintree, Brookline Canton, Holbrook, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Milton, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Quincy, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood, Weymouth, Wrentham
Established 2 June 1685 from Plymouth Colony.
Plymouth Probate and Family Court
52 Obery Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Domestic Relations (Divorce): (508) 747-6204 [Press 2]
Probate/Estates: (508) 747-6204 [Press 3]
Virtual Registry: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1606727074
Hours: M - F 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Towns/Cities In Court's Jurisdiction: Abington, Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Lakeville, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleboro, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham, West Bridgewater, Whitman
Established 10 May 1643
Probate & Family Court
24 New Chardon Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Probate/Estates: (617) 788-8300
Domestic Relations (Divorce): (617) 788-8300
Hours: M and W 8:00AM - 4:30PM; 8:00AM - 2:00PM TU, TH and FR
Virtual Registry: https://www.zoomgov.com/my/suffolkpf
The Suffolk Probate Court Virtual Registry operates from 9:00AM - 2:00PM, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Towns/Cities In Court's Jurisdiction: Boston, Brighton, Charlestown, Chelsea, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Revere, Roslindale, South Boston, Winthrop
Established 2 April 1731 from Middlesex, Suffolk and Hampshire counties.
225 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Main Telephone: (508) 831-2200
Virtual Registry: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1614383173
Hours: M - F 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Towns/Cities In Court's Jurisdiction: Ashburnham, Athol, Auburn, Barre, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Fitchburg, Gardner, Grafton, Hardwick, Harvard, Holden, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Northborough, Northbridge, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Templeton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westborough, Westminster, Winchendon, Worcester
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