"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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Barnstable
Established 2 June 1685 from
Plymouth County
Probate & Family Court
3195 Main Street
PO Box 346
Barnstable, MA 02630
Probate/Estates:
(508) 375-6725
Domestic Relations (Divorce): (508) 375-6722
Hours: M-F 8:30AM - 4PM
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Towns In Court's Jurisdiction: Barnstable,
Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee,
Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet
Berkshire
Established 21 April 1761 from Hampshire County
Probate and Family Court
44 Bank Row
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Probate/Estates:
(413) 442-6941
Domestic Relations (Divorce): (413) 442-6941
Hours: M-F 8:30AM - 4PM
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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
Bristol
Established 2 June 1685 from Plymouth County
Probate & Family Court
21 Father DeValles Boulevard
Fall River, MA 02723 [Temp. Address Through 2010]
Probate/Estates:
(508) 672-4669 [Press 3]
Domestic Relations (Divorce): (508) 672-4669 [Press 2]
Hours: M -F 8AM - 4:30PM [Closed 1 - 2PM] Get
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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
Dukes
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 Get
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Towns In Court's Jurisdiction: Aquinnah,
Edgartown, Chilmark, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, West Tisbury
Essex
Established 10 May 1643
County Probate Court
36 Federal Street
Salem, MA 01970
Probate/Estates:
(978) 744-1020 [Press 2]
Domestic Relations (Divorce): (978) 744-1020 [Press 4]
Hours: M -F 8AM - 4:30PM Get
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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
Franklin
Established 24 June 1811 from Hampshire County
Franklin County Courthouse
425 Main Street
P.O. Box 590
Greenfield, MA 01302
Main Telephone:
(413) 774-7011
Hours: M -F 8AM - 4:30PM Get
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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
Hampden
Established 25 February 1812 from Hampshire County
Hall of Justice
Probate & Family Court
50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01102-0559
Probate/Estates:
(413) 748-7745
Domestic Relations (Divorce): (413) 748-7740
Hours: M -F 8AM - 4:30PM Get
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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
Hampshire
Established 1 May 1662 from Middlesex County
Probate & Family Court
33 King Street, Suite 3
Northampton, MA 01060
Main Telephone:
(413) 586-8500
Hours: M -F 8:30AM - 4:00PM Get
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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
Middlesex
Established 10 May 1643
Middlesex Probate Court
208 Cambridge Street
PO Box 410480
East
Cambridge, MA 02141-0006
Probate/Estates:
(617) 768-5858
Domestic Relations (Divorce): (617) 768-5850
Hours: M -F 8AM - 4:30PM Get
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Towns/Cities In Court's Jurisdiction:
Acton, Arlington, Ashby, Ashland,
Ayer, Bedford, Belmont, Billerica, Boxborough, Burlington, Cambridge,
Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Everett, Framingham,
Groton, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Lowell,
Malden, Marlborough, Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Natick, Newton, North
Reading, Pepperell, Reading, Sherborn, Shirley, Somerville, Stoneham, Stow,
Sudbury, Tewksbury, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown,
Wayland, Westford, Weston, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn
Nantucket
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 8:15AM - 4PM Get
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Norfolk
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 Court
35 Shawmut Road
Canton, MA 02021
Main Telephone:
(781) 830-1200
Hours: M -F 8:30AM - 4:30PM Get
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Towns/Cities In Court's Jurisdiction:
Avon,
Bellingham,
Braintree,
Brookline,
Canton, Cohasset,
Dedham, Dover, Foxborough,
Franklin,
Holbrook,
Medfield,
Medway,
Millis, Milton,
Needham,
Norfolk,
Norwood,
Plainville,
Quincy,
Randolph, Sharon,
Stoughton, Walpole, Wellesley,
Westwood,
Weymouth,
Wrentham
Plymouth
Established 2 June 1685 from Plymouth Colony.
Plymouth Probate Court
52 Obery Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Domestic Relations (Divorce): (508) 747-6204 [Press 2]
Probate/Estates: (508) 747-6204 [Press 3]
Hours: M -F 8:30AM - 4:30PM Get
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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
Suffolk
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 -F 8:00AM - 5PM Get
Driving Directions
Towns/Cities In Court's Jurisdiction: Boston,
Brighton, Charlestown, Chelsea, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica
Plain, Revere, Roslindale, South Boston, Winthrop
Worcester
Established 2 April 1731 from Middlesex, Suffolk and Hampshire counties.
Worcester County Courthouse
225 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Main
Telephone:
(508) 831-2200
Hours: M -F 8AM - 4:30PM Get
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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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